Mi prima cumplirá diecinueve en agosto y quiere celebrarlo en la playa.

My cousin will turn nineteen in August and wants to celebrate it at the beach.

Breakdown of Mi prima cumplirá diecinueve en agosto y quiere celebrarlo en la playa.

• querer: to want
• en: at
• en: in
• mi: my

Questions & Answers about Mi prima cumplirá diecinueve en agosto y quiere celebrarlo en la playa.

Why does prima mean female cousin here?

In Spanish, primo is male cousin and prima is female cousin. So mi prima means my (female) cousin.

Spanish often marks gender on family words:

• primo / prima = cousin
• tío / tía = uncle / aunt
• hermano / hermana = brother / sister

What does cumplirá mean exactly?

Cumplirá is the future tense of cumplir. In this sentence, cumplir diecinueve means to turn nineteen.

So:

• cumple diecinueve = she turns / is turning nineteen
• cumplirá diecinueve = she will turn nineteen

Even though cumplir can mean to fulfil or to complete in other contexts, with age it means to turn a certain age.

How is cumplirá formed?