Learn Spanish (Latin America): El mutante tiene unos brazotes verdes.

El mutante tiene unos brazotes verdes.

The mutant has huge green arms.

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Questions & Answers about El mutante tiene unos brazotes verdes.

How is the word brazotes formed?

It comes from the noun brazo (arm). To show that the arms are extra large, we drop the final -o and add the augmentative suffix -ote. Since the sentence is talking about plural arms, we add an -s to make it brazotes.

Does adding -ote change the gender of the noun?

No, it keeps the original gender. Since brazo is masculine, the suffix becomes -ote (making el brazote). If we used a feminine word like la pierna (the leg), the suffix would change to match it, becoming la piernota.

Why is unos used here when the English translation just says 'huge green arms'?

In Spanish, when you have a plural noun modified by a descriptive adjective, it is very common to put unos or unas in front of it. It makes the sentence sound more natural, even though in English we usually skip saying 'some' in this context.

How do we know if mutante is masculine or feminine?

Nouns ending in -ante (like mutante or estudiante) usually do not change their spelling for gender. You have to look at the article in front of the noun to know. Here, El tells us this specific mutant is male. A female mutant would be La mutante.