Breakdown of Ellas tienen una casa grande.
tener
to have
la casa
the house
una
a, an (feminine)
ellas
they (feminine)
grande
big
Questions & Answers about Ellas tienen una casa grande.
Why is it tienen instead of just tiene?
Does ellas mean a specific kind of 'they'?
Yes! Ellas means 'they' when referring to a group of only females. If the group is all males, or a mix of males and females, you would use ellos.
Why is the order casa grande instead of grande casa?
In Spanish, adjectives (describing words) usually come right after the noun they describe. So instead of saying 'large house' like we do in English, you say 'house large' (casa grande).
Since casa is a feminine word, shouldn't grande end in an 'a'?
Not all adjectives change based on gender. Adjectives that end in -e, like grande, are neutral. They stay exactly the same whether they are describing a masculine or a feminine word.
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