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hija

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “hija” mean in English?

  1. daughter

Example sentences

  • Mi hija tiene cinco años.

    My daughter is five.

  • Tengo dos hijas.

    I have two daughters.

  • Mi hija menor estudia medicina.

    My youngest daughter studies medicine.

How to use it

Hija means 'daughter'. Feminine: la hija. Plural hijas = 'daughters' (only daughters), unlike hijos which can mean 'children' (mixed).

Common mistake

Hijas (plural) only refers to daughters. To talk about mixed-gender children, switch to hijos. Spanish defaults masculine for mixed.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.