Word
Mi abuela hace flan algunos domingos, pero mi hija prefiere natillas de vainilla.
Meaning
My grandmother makes crème caramel on some Sundays, but my daughter prefers vanilla custard.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Mi abuela hace flan algunos domingos, pero mi hija prefiere natillas de vainilla.
mi
my
hacer
to make
pero
but
de
of
Questions & Answers about Mi abuela hace flan algunos domingos, pero mi hija prefiere natillas de vainilla.
Why does Spanish use mi abuela and mi hija instead of something like la abuela mía or la hija mía here?
In normal, neutral Spanish, the possessive adjective usually goes before the noun:
- mi abuela
- mi hija
This is the most common way to say my grandmother and my daughter.
The longer pattern la abuela mía / la hija mía does exist, but it is much less neutral and often sounds more emphatic, emotional, or stylistically marked. A learner should usually choose:
- mi + noun
So in this sentence, mi abuela and mi hija are the standard choices.
Why is there no article before mi abuela or mi hija?
In Spanish, you normally do not use an article with a possessive adjective before a noun.
So Spanish says:
- mi abuela
- mi hija
not:
- la mi abuela
- la mi hija
This is different from English in some older or poetic styles, but in modern standard Spanish, mi, tu, su, etc. already do the job of marking possession, so no article is needed.
Why is it hace flan? Doesn’t hacer usually mean to do?