Word
Tengo una llamada de mi jefe.
Meaning
I have a call from my boss.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Tengo una llamada de mi jefe.
Why doesn't the sentence start with yo if it means "I have"?
Is llamada related to the verb llamar?
Yes! Llamada is a feminine noun meaning a call, and it comes directly from the verb llamar (to call). You will often see Spanish nouns built from verbs like this.
Does de mean "from" or "of" in this sentence?
It means "from" here. The preposition de is very versatile in Spanish. It can mean "of" to show possession, but it is also used to mean "from" to show the origin of something, like a phone call.