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Mi abuela está cansada hoy.

Mi abuela está cansada hoy.
My grandmother is tired today.
From Lesson 22:Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mi abuela está cansada hoy.

Why is it mi and not mis?
Mi is the short-form possessive word for 'my'. It stays singular because it matches the one person you are talking about: one abuela (grandmother). If you were talking about two grandmothers, it would become plural: mis abuelas.
Does mi change to match the feminine word abuela?
No, mi (my) is gender-neutral! The short-form possessives mi, tu (your), and su (his/her/their) only change for number (adding an 's' for plurals) but they do not change for masculine or feminine words.
Why do we use está instead of es for 'is'?
We use está (from the verb estar) because being tired is a temporary physical state or feeling. If we used es (from the verb ser), it would mean she is a tiring person by nature, rather than just feeling tired right now.
Why does cansada end in an 'a'?
Descriptive words (adjectives) must match the gender of the person they describe. Since abuela is a feminine noun, the basic dictionary word for tired (cansado) changes its ending to an 'a' to become cansada.

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