half-sibling

half-sibling(
hahf
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sihb
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lihng
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el medio hermano
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la media hermana
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I thought I wasn't going to like my half-sibling, but we get along well.Pensé que no me iba a caer bien mi medio hermano, pero nos llevamos bien.
b. el hermanastro
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la hermanastra
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
When my mom got married again, Miguel became my half-sibling.Cuando mi mamá se casó de nuevo, Miguel se convirtió en mi hermanastro.
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