Breakdown of El abuelo es de México y la abuela es de Colombia.
ser
to be
de
from / of
México
Mexico
Colombia
Colombia
Questions & Answers about El abuelo es de México y la abuela es de Colombia.
Why does the sentence use el abuelo but then switch to la abuela?
In Spanish, nouns have a gender. Words ending in -o, like abuelo (grandfather), are usually masculine and use the masculine word for "the", which is el. Words ending in -a, like abuela (grandmother), are usually feminine and use the feminine word for "the", which is la.
Since we have el abuelo (masculine) and la abuela (feminine) here, how would I say "the grandparents" together?
When referring to a mixed group of males and females, Spanish always uses the masculine plural. So, "the grandparents" is los abuelos, even if you are talking about one grandfather and one grandmother!
Why do we use es de to say where they are from?