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Old November 19, 2008, 10:53 PM
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Here's the rule:

The preposition a is used before a noun when the noun is both a direct object of a verb and the noun is a person or is personified.

In your example, hermano is not the direct object of a verb, so the rule doesn't apply.

See also Personal a
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