Breakdown of La niña morena es mi prima.
la niña
the girl
la prima
the female cousin
mi
my
moreno
dark-haired, dark-skinned
Questions & Answers about La niña morena es mi prima.
How would I use the suffix from this lesson to say the girl is "very dark-haired"?
Does the word morena only refer to hair color?
No, it is a very flexible word in Latin America. While it often means "dark-haired" or "brunette," it is also widely used to describe someone with brown or dark skin. The context usually makes it clear!
Why is it niña morena and not morena niña?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives (words that describe physical traits) almost always come after the noun they are describing. So instead of "dark-haired girl," you say "girl dark-haired" (niña morena).