Breakdown of El marido de mi hermana es simpático.
de
from / of
la hermana
the sister
simpático
nice / friendly (personality)
mi
my
Questions & Answers about El marido de mi hermana es simpático.
Why doesn't it say mi hermana's marido?
Why is it mi hermana instead of a feminine word like mía?
The short possessive adjectives mi (my), tu (your), and su (his/her/their) only change to match whether a word is singular or plural (like using mis for plural words). They don't change for masculine or feminine. So you say mi hermana and mi marido. Only nuestro (our) changes for both gender and number!
Does simpático agree with the husband or the sister?
Does simpático mean 'sympathetic'?
No, it is a false friend (a word that looks like English but means something else). Simpático is a very common word in Spanish that just means someone is nice, friendly, or pleasant to be around. To say someone is sympathetic, you would use a word like comprensivo.