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Mi hermano es abogado.

Mi hermano es abogado.
My brother is a lawyer.
From Lesson 45:What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mi hermano es abogado.

Why is there no word for "a" before abogado?
In English, we say "is a lawyer", but in Spanish, you don't use the words un or una (a/an) when stating someone's basic profession. You simply say the person "is lawyer" (es abogado).
Why do we use es instead of está for "is"?
Both ser and estar mean "to be", but Spanish uses the verb ser (which gives us es here) for professions. This is because an occupation is viewed as a defining characteristic or identity, rather than a temporary state.
If I wanted to say "My sister is a lawyer," how would the sentence change?
You would need to change both the noun for the family member and the noun for the profession to their feminine forms. The sentence would become Mi hermana es abogada.
Does the word mi (my) change if I am talking about multiple brothers?
Yes, possessive words in Spanish have to match the number of the noun they describe. If you had more than one brother, you would add an "s" to make it plural: Mis hermanos son abogados.

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