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Ella recibe un mensaje importante de su familia.

Ella recibe un mensaje importante de su familia.
She receives an important message from her family.
From Lesson 24:Regular -ir verbs·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ella recibe un mensaje importante de su familia.

Why does recibe end in an '-e' if it is an '-ir' verb?
Recibe comes from the regular '-ir' verb recibir (to receive). In the present tense, regular '-ir' verbs share many endings with '-er' verbs. For él, ella, and usted, the ending is always '-e'.
Since mensaje ends in '-e', how do we know to use the masculine un?
While nouns ending in '-e' can be either masculine or feminine, nouns ending in '-aje' (like mensaje or viaje) are almost always masculine. That is why we use un.
Why does importante come after mensaje?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like importante normally go after the noun they describe. So instead of saying 'important message', you say 'message important' (mensaje importante).
Does the possessive word su change because familia is feminine?
No! The possessive adjective su (which can mean his, her, their, or your) only changes if the thing being owned is plural (becoming sus). It does not have masculine or feminine forms, so it stays su for both su mensaje (masculine) and su familia (feminine).

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