gemelo hermano - hermano gemelo
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Fellow learners
There appears to be an issue with the "word of the day" - el gemelo.
My spanish co-worker swears the following example you give is wrong :
¿No sabías que tiene un gemelo hermano?
He insists it has to be the other way around
¿No sabías que tiene un hermano gemelo?
and there is no question about it.
Thoughts ?
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updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by stucky101
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in this case hermano is the name and twin is the adjective, the type of brother. so the right way is No sabia que tenias un hermano gemelo.
updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by juluque
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Carlos
That's not the issue here. The issue is the running order of noun and adjective. Which is it ? You seem to agree with my buddy that its
hermano gemelo
but this site suggested it the other way around.
updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by stucky101
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I would say:
¿Sabías que tienes un hermano gemelo?
Did you know you have a twin?
updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by Carlos-F
