bisnieto
great-grandson
The Spanish word 'bisnieto' translates to 'great-grandson' in English. It is primarily used to refer to the grandson of one's son or daughter. The prefix 'bis-' indicates a two-generation gap, similar to how 'great-' functions in English genealogy terminology. This term can also be used in a compound form with additional 'bis-' prefixes to denote further generations, although such use is less common.
Example sentences using: bisnieto
La abuela está cocinando.
The grandmother is cooking.
This sentence tells us what the grandmother is doing at the moment, the verb 'está' denotes a continuous action.
La abuela de Juan se llama Maria.
Juan's grandmother is called Maria.
In this sentence, 'de' is used to indicate a relationship, it is similar to saying 'Juan's' in English.
El libro está en la casa de la abuela.
The book is at grandmother's house.
This sentence introduces the concept of prepositions, 'en' translates to 'in' or 'at' in English.
La abuela de Sofia vive en Madrid.
Sofia's grandmother lives in Madrid.
This sentence gives us information about where someone lives. 'Vive' is the third person singular form of the verb 'vivir' (to live).
La abuela tiene un gato grande.
Grandmother has a big cat.
Here, we learn about adjectives (grande = big). Adjectives in Spanish usually come after the noun they modify.
La abuela está cansada.
The grandmother is tired.
This sentence features an adjective 'cansada' (tired) that describes a state or feeling.
La abuela de Luis tiene ochenta años.
Luis's grandmother is eighty years old.
This sentence provides information about somebody's age. 'Años' translates to 'years' and 'tiene' is used to express age.
La abuela está leyendo un libro.
Grandmother is reading a book.
'Está leyendo' indicates an ongoing action, here the verb used is 'leyendo' which means 'reading'.
Vamos a visitar a la abuela.
We are going to visit grandmother.
Here, we see the structure 'vamos a' which indicates a planned future action.
La torta de limón es la favorita de la abuela.
The lemon cake is grandmother's favourite.
The sentence talks about preferences. 'Favorita' indicates something is especially liked or preferred.