Did I state this correctly? uncertain when to use mis v. mi
Ésta es una foto de cinco miembros de mi familia.
I am uncertain if I need to say mis familia. Family is plural but when you are talking about a family, it is singular. I am talking about members of my family, which is plural, (5). so there is one photo - singular (una) but there are 5 members - plural
Or is it correct as I have it: Ésta es una foto de cinco miembros de mi familia.
Thank you for any help.
2 Answers
It is correct, in Spanish family is but one group of people, not several of them, so when you speak about your family you say: mi familia. To say mis familia doens't make sense when you talk about your family as a whole; speaking about familiares(relatives) is another thing.
Yes, you are correct: you use "mi" because the subject is singular.
Esta es una foto de cinco miembros de mi familia.
