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Eres el hermano, no el amigo.

Eres el hermano, no el amigo.
You are the brother, not the friend.
From Lesson 2:Masculine and feminine pairs (el hermano, la hermana)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Eres el hermano, no el amigo.

ser
to be
el hermano
the brother
el amigo
the male friend
no
no, not

Questions & Answers about Eres el hermano, no el amigo.

Why do both hermano and amigo use the word el?
In Spanish, all nouns have a gender. Because hermano (brother) and amigo (friend) both end in -o, they are masculine words. Therefore, they use the masculine word for 'the', which is el.
How would I say 'You are the sister, not the female friend'?
You would change the masculine -o endings to feminine -a endings, and change the masculine el to the feminine la. The sentence becomes: Eres la hermana, no la amiga.
Where is the word for 'you' in this sentence?
The word for 'you' is tú, but it is left out here. In Spanish, the verb eres already means 'you are', so you do not need to say tú eres unless you want to add special emphasis.
How does 'not' translate in this sentence?
In English we use 'not' to contrast things, but in Spanish, the word no is used for both 'no' and 'not'. So, no el amigo translates perfectly to 'not the friend'.

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