tu hermano
/tu eɾmano/from spelling rules
The phrase 'your brother' in Spanish is tu hermano.
This phrase refers to a male sibling of the person you are addressing.
Which one should you use?
If you are speaking to a group of people informally, you can use vuestro hermano. For a younger brother or to express affection, you might use tu hermanito.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you may use vuestro hermano when speaking directly to a group of people informally. In Mexico City, the slang term cuate might be used instead of hermano in informal speech.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'your brothers' in the plural, change the possessive adjective to tus and add an 's' to the noun to form tus hermanos.
How do you pronounce it?
/tu eɾmano/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid adding an accent to the word tu when you mean 'your'. In Spanish, tú means 'you', whereas tu means 'your'.
Did you know?
- The English word 'germane', meaning relevant or closely related, shares the same Latin root as hermano.
- The word hermanos is used to refer to a group of siblings that includes both brothers and sisters.
- The word hermano actually replaced an older Spanish word, fradre, which was derived from the same root as the English word 'fraternal'.
Examples in context
- Trae a tu hermano.Bring your brother.This sentence is useful for practicing the command to bring tu hermano.Tatoeba #977654 by Shishir, translation #9770441 by DJ_Saidez
- Tom es tu hermano.Tom is your brother.This sentence is useful for identifying that Tom is tu hermano.Tatoeba #2498816 by Shishir, translation #2273644 by CK
- Llama a tu hermano.Call your brother.This sentence is useful for practicing the command to call tu hermano.Tatoeba #2994978 by Shishir, translation #2245034 by CK
- ¿Cómo está tu hermano?How is your brother?
- ¿Dónde está tu hermanito?Where is your little brother?
- ¿Cómo está tu hermano, pibe?How is your brother, dude?
- Tu hermano siempre está ahí para apoyarte.Your brother is always there to support you.
- ¿Cómo está tu hermanito? Lo recuerdo muy pequeño.How is your little brother? I remember him being very small.
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Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about Elena's family.
- Mateo¿Cómo está tu hermano?How is your brother?
- ElenaÉl está muy bien, gracias.He is very well, thank you.
- MateoQué bueno que tu hermano esté bien.It is good that your brother is well.
- ElenaSí, él está muy feliz ahora.Yes, he is very happy now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hermano, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
