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un hombre = "a man" unos hombres = "some men" una mujer = "a woman" unas mujeres = "some women" Near-synonyms of unos include unos cuantos, algunos and unos pocos. The same rules that apply to feminine el apply to una and un: un ala = "a wing" una árabe = "a female Arab" una alta montaña = "a high mountain"
Es el asunto al que te referías = "It is the matter to which you were referring" After multisyllabic prepositions and prepositional phrases (a pesar de, debajo de, a causa de, etc.), however, el cual is often preferred entirely: Un régimen bajo el cual es imposible vivir = "A régime under which it is impossible to live"
Es una lástima que llegues tarde. (It is a shame that you arrive late) The subjunctive is also used to convey doubt, denial, or uncertainty. Busco un amigo que sea simpático. (I search for a friend who will be likable or I search for a likable friend) No hay ningún autor que lo escriba. (There are no authors who write that.) Es posible que ...
In Spanish grammar, voseo (Spanish pronunciation:) is the use of vos as a second-person singular pronoun, along with its associated verbal forms, in certain regions where the language is spoken. In those regions it replaces tuteo , i.e. the use of the pronoun tú and its verbal forms.
It's also combined with the relative pronouns que and cual to form relative clauses, such as lo que dices, lo cual es cierto, and can also be followed by de, e.g. lo de Juan está aquí, lo de que estoy enfermo no es cierto. Bello also notes that words such as nada, poco, algo, and mucho can be used as neuters in some contexts.
Prepositions in the Spanish language, like those in other languages, are a set of connecting words (such as con, de or para) that serve to indicate a relationship between a content word (noun, verb, or adjective) and a following noun phrase (or noun, or pronoun), which is known as the object of the preposition.
Mi coche es más grande que el tuyo = "My car is bigger than yours" Tu casa tiene más cuartos que la suya = "Your house has more rooms than his/hers/yours/theirs" Estos libros son más interesantes que los vuestros = "These books are more interesting than yours [pl.]" Esas camisas son más pequeñas que las nuestras = "Those shirts are smaller ...
Uno más uno es igual a dos. (Spanish) Um mais um é igual a dois. (Portuguese) 'One plus one equals two.' Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una. (Spanish) Duas cabeças pensam melhor que uma. (Portuguese) 'Two heads think better than one.' Tengo dos hermanos y dos hermanas. (Spanish) Tenho dois irmãos e duas irmãs. (Portuguese) 'I have two ...