Word
Un amigo mío tiene un campeón de esta raza.
Meaning
A friend of mine has a champion of this breed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Un amigo mío tiene un campeón de esta raza.
de
from / of
el amigo
the male friend
tener
to have
un
a, an (masculine)
Questions & Answers about Un amigo mío tiene un campeón de esta raza.
Why do we say un amigo mío instead of just saying un mi amigo?
In English, you say "a friend of mine." In Spanish, you cannot put a short possessive adjective like mi right next to un. Whenever you use an indefinite article (un, una, unos, unas), the possessive word changes to its "long form" (mío, mía, tuyo, etc.) and must be placed immediately after the noun.
Would mío change if we were talking about a female friend?
Does raza always mean "breed"?
Raza translates to both "breed" (for animals, like dogs, cats, or horses) and "race" (for people). Because the sentence mentions having a campeón (champion), it is clear from context that they are talking about a pedigree animal breed rather than a human race.
Why is it esta raza and not esto raza or este raza?