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Why does the Spanish sentence use tiene (has) instead of a word for "is"?
In Spanish, we don't say that someone "is" a certain age. Instead, we say they "have" years. So, Mi hija tiene nueve años literally translates to "My daughter has nine years." You will always use the verb tener (to have) when talking about age in Spanish. Does the number nueve change depending on whether it describes a masculine or feminine word?
No, the number nueve stays exactly the same! While the number uno (one) changes based on gender (like un hijo vs una hija), the numbers two through ten do not change. You can say nueve años (masculine) or nueve hijas (feminine). I've seen the word nuevo before. Is that related to nueve?
They look very similar, but they mean completely different things! Nueve is the number nine, while nuevo (or nueva) is a descriptive word meaning "new".
Does mi (my) change because hija (daughter) is feminine?
No, mi is gender-neutral, so you use it for both masculine and feminine words (like mi hijo and mi hija). It only changes if you are talking about more than one person or thing, in which case it becomes plural: mis (like mis hijas). Learn Mi hija tiene nueve años and more in Spanish
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