Breakdown of Su hermano vive en el tercer piso del edificio nuevo.
nuevo
new / another, different (before the noun)
el hermano
the brother
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
vivir
to live
su
his / her / their / your (formal)
del
of the / from the / about the (topic)
el edificio
the building
el piso
the floor (storey)
tercero
third
Questions & Answers about Su hermano vive en el tercer piso del edificio nuevo.
Why is it tercer and not tercero in this sentence?
Why do we use en for "on the third floor"?
What does del mean before edificio?
del is a mandatory combination of the preposition de (of) and the masculine article el (the). Whenever de is followed directly by el, they must merge into del. Here it means "of the".
Could su hermano mean "her brother" instead of "his brother"?
Yes! The possessive adjective su can mean "his", "her", "your" (formal), or "their". We know it means "his" here from the provided translation, but without extra context it could be any of those. It stays singular as su because hermano is singular, no matter who the brother belongs to.
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