I've been filling out a worksheet.. and I still didn't get my text book --- so, please what is :
Tienen hijos usted y su esposa?
please answer word by word - what does it mean?
2006-08-15 09:46:22 · 12 answers · asked by Sheyna 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Do you and your wife have children?
2006-08-15 09:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by Mary 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tienen - do they have
Hijos - sons or daughters
usted - you
y - and
su - your
esposa - wife
; more formatively, it means "Do you have kids? And your wife?"
However it's mixed up, it could be any of these:
"Tiene hijos usted y su esposa?" (Do you and your wife have kids?)
"Tiene hijos usted, o su esposa?" (Do you or your wife have kids?)
The verb "tienen" is incorrectly conjugated, or if it is conjugated correctly, there should be a coma after the word "hijos" to separate it - it's redundant to say "Do you all have kids you and your wife?"
2006-08-15 16:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Solrium 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tienen - they have or you (plural, formal) have (from verb "tener" or to have)
hijos - literally - sons (hijo is son) but in this sense it means "children" (sons and daughters, where hija is "daughter" but in Spanish the masculine ending of "o" takes the dominant stance when referring to a group of people)
usted - You (formal)
y = and
su = his or her, or your (formal) - this case it is your (formal)
esposa - wife
So in other words, this question is "Do you and your wife have children?"
2006-08-15 16:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tienen- Have
Hijos- Sons (hijas-daughters)
usted- you
y- and
su- your
esposa- wife
but the correct translation would be:
Do you and your wife have any children?
2006-08-15 17:33:34 · answer #4 · answered by the_coolest_chik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have children you and your wife
Tienen hijos usted y su esposa
2006-08-15 16:55:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do both of you have children,you and your wife?
Tienen,verb -tener-to have . In past tense-tienen -implying both
hijos (ee-hoes) children
usted-you
y(ee) and
su(soo) your
esposa (eh-spoe- sah)wife
2006-08-15 16:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-15 16:54:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"tienen" is meaning do ya'll have. hijos is chidren. usted is you. y is and. su is your. esposa is wife.
2006-08-15 16:57:59 · answer #8 · answered by shorty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence is translated to mean: "Do you and your wife have children?" Word for word? "Have children you and your wife"? But I don't think you'd want to say it like that. In Spanish the subjects and verbs are often reversed -- but the meanings are the same.
2006-08-15 17:28:44 · answer #9 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Word for word doesn't work, you have to take the meaning as a whole.
Do you and your wife have children? (You is formal.)
IT DOES NOT involve how many.
The answer would be:
SÃ, tenemos hijos (yes, we have children)
No, no tenemos hijos (no, we don't have children)
2006-08-15 16:53:04 · answer #10 · answered by quierounvaquero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋