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I have a cat in my house.

In this example, 'Tengo' coming from the verb 'tener' means 'I have'. 'Un' signifies an existence of one 'cat'. 'en' means in. 'mi casa' translates to 'my house'.

My cat is playing.

'Mi' is 'my' in English. 'está' is the third person singular of 'estar' which means 'is'. The verb phrase 'está jugando' means 'is playing'.

The cat eats fish.

In this sentence, 'come' 'is the third person singular form of the verb 'comer' and 'pescado' means 'fish'. It translates to 'eats fish'.

The black cat jumped out the window.

'Negro' is Spanish for black. 'Saltó' is the third person past-person singular form of the verb 'saltar' (jump.) 'Por' can correspond to the English prepositions 'by', 'through', 'along', 'around', and more -- 'la ventana' means 'the window' in English.

My brother's cat is skinny.

'El gato de mi hermano' means 'my brother’s cat', the word 'de' is used to express ownership or possession. 'es' means is and 'flaco' is thin or skinny

Read this book, 'Puss in Boots'.

'Lean' is a form of 'leer', which means 'to read'. 'Este' translates to '(read) this', and 'libro' is book. Whence, 'Gato en botas' is the Spanish title for the fairy tale 'Puss in Boots'.

She took a picture of a cat.

In this sentence, 'ella' means 'she' while 'saquè 'is past tense of take. 'la foto' means photo. 'de un gato' signifies a photo of a cat

Our cat loves to sleep.

Here 'nuestro' translates to 'our' and 'le encanta dormir' translates to 'loves to sleep.' It’s emphasizing on how much our cat does really like to sleep.

This is the neighbor’s cat.

'Este es' is 'This is.' 'el gato del vecino' literally translates to 'The cat of the neighbor.' In English, we would normally say 'The neighbor's cat.'

The cat is white.

This is a simple sentence expressing a fact or observation. 'El' is the definite article for masculine singular nouns in Spanish ('the' in English). 'Gato,' means cat. 'Es' is the verb 'ser' in the third person singular - it means 'is'. Lastly, 'blanco' is white.

My grandmother's cat

This sentence translates to 'My grandmother's cat'. Here, 'de' is used to indicate possession, similar to 's in English. 'Mi abuela' is 'My grandmother'.

The cat is black

This is a basic sentence in Spanish. It introduces the topic with 'El' (The), followed by the subject 'gato' (cat) and the predicate 'es negro' (is black). The verb 'es' is a form of 'ser' which is a verb used for permanent or eternal characteristics.

The cat eats fish

In this sentence, we're saying what the cat, 'gato', eats - 'come pescado' translates to 'eats fish'. 'Come' is the third person singular form of the verb 'comer' which means 'to eat'.

This is my cat

'Este' is a demonstrative pronoun, which refers to 'this' in English. 'Mi gato' translates to 'my cat'. This full sentence directly translates as 'This is my cat'.

The cat is sleeping

In Spanish, sleeping is 'durmiendo'. The verb 'estar' is used with gerunds (verbs ending in -ing) to describe an ongoing action. So 'está durmiendo' translates to 'is sleeping'.

The cat is white and black

In this sentence both 'blanco' (white) and 'negro' (black) are used to describe the colour of the cat. The 'y' between the two colours stands for 'and'.

The cat plays with a mouse

'Juega' is the third person singular form of 'jugar' which means 'to play'. 'Con' translates to 'with' in English and 'un ratón' is 'a mouse'. Together this sentence means a cat is playing with a mouse.

The cat is small

In this sentence, 'pequeño' (small) is describing the cat. The verb 'ser' is used here because it is describing a characteristic believed to be inherent and unchangeable.

The cat is in the house

This phrase is showing a location, 'la casa' (the house), where the cat is. 'Está' is the form of the verb 'estar', which is used for temporary states, changes and location.

The cat is hungry

This phrase is expressing a state of being, hunger, for the cat. 'Tiene hambre' directly translates to 'has hunger', which in English means 'is hungry'.