Breakdown of Siento el amor de mi familia.
Questions & Answers about Siento el amor de mi familia.
Why is it siento and not sento?
Siento comes from the verb sentir (to feel). It is a stem-changing verb, which is the focus of this lesson. For most subjects, the e in the middle of the verb changes to ie. So, to say "I feel," the stem sent- becomes sient-, and we add the standard -o ending for the yo (I) form to get siento. Why isn't there a word for "I" at the beginning of the sentence?
In Spanish, the ending of the verb usually tells you who is doing the action. The -o ending in siento already means "I feel," so the word yo (I) is optional and is usually left out to sound more natural. Why does the sentence say el amor de mi familia instead of mi familia's amor?
Spanish does not use an apostrophe "s" ('s) to show ownership. Instead, you always use the word de (of). So, instead of saying "my family's love," you must phrase it as "the love of my family" (el amor de mi familia). Do I always have to use el before amor?
In this specific sentence, we are talking about "the love" of a specific group (your family), so el is required just like "the" is in English. However, even if you were talking about "love" as a general concept, Spanish still requires the definite article (el amor), unlike English. Learn Siento el amor de mi familia and more in Spanish
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