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Tengo cuatro hermanos simpáticos.

Tengo cuatro hermanos simpáticos.
I have four nice brothers.
From Lesson 38:Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Tengo cuatro hermanos simpáticos.

simpático
nice
el hermano
the brother
tener
to have
cuatro
four

Questions & Answers about Tengo cuatro hermanos simpáticos.

Does cuatro change its ending to match the word hermanos?
No, the number cuatro stays exactly the same no matter what it is counting. In Spanish, numbers from 2 to 10 never change for masculine or feminine nouns. The only number in this group that changes is 1, which becomes un for masculine words and una for feminine words.
If I have three brothers and one sister, do I still use hermanos?
Yes! In Spanish, the masculine plural word hermanos is used when talking about a mixed group of brothers and sisters. You would only say hermanas if all of them were female.
Why is the word for nice (simpáticos) placed after the word for brothers?
In English, describing words (adjectives) usually come before the noun, like in nice brothers. In Spanish, they almost always come after the noun they describe. Also, notice how simpáticos ends in -os to match the masculine plural word hermanos.
Where is the word for I in this sentence?
The word for I is yo, but it is usually left out in Spanish. The verb tengo already means I have, so you do not need to add yo.

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