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Mi hijo tiene un ordenador nuevo.

Mi hijo tiene un ordenador nuevo.
My son has a new computer.
From Lesson 42:Phone, computer and email·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mi hijo tiene un ordenador nuevo.

Why does the sentence say ordenador nuevo instead of nuevo ordenador?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like nuevo (new) usually come after the noun they describe. So, instead of 'new computer', you say 'computer new' (ordenador nuevo).
I have heard the word computadora for computer. Is ordenador different?
Both words mean the same thing, but ordenador is the word used in Spain. In Latin America, you will usually hear computadora or computador. Since you are learning Spanish from Spain, ordenador is the common choice here.
Why is the verb tiene spelled with an 'ie' instead of an 'e'?
The verb tener (to have) is a stem-changing verb. This means that for some forms, the e in the middle changes to ie. When talking about he, she, or it (like mi hijo), the correct form is tiene.
Would the word mi change if we were talking about more than one son?
Yes! In Spanish, possessive words like mi (my) have to match whether the noun they belong to is singular or plural. If the sentence was about 'my sons', both words would become plural: mis hijos. Since there is only one son here, it stays singular as mi hijo.

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