Word
El hermano tiene la casa.
Meaning
The brother has the house.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about El hermano tiene la casa.
Is the word order here exactly the same as in English?
How do I make this sentence negative, like 'The brother doesn't have the house'?
Why is the verb tiene?
Why does the sentence use El for brother but la for house?
In Spanish, every noun is assigned a gender. Hermano is a masculine noun, so it uses the masculine word for 'the', which is el. Casa is a feminine noun, so it uses the feminine word for 'the', which is la.