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Old 09-29-2005, 02:43 PM  
onno
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el art def m
1 the
2 (not translated) (when you use on a formal situation) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
(general sustantive) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
3 (when is posesive) el se ha cortado el pelo, he's cut his hair
se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
4 (weekends days) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
5 (when is refered to the sustantive ) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
(in front of a possesive) el de María, Maria's
es el mío, it's mine


él pron pers
1 (subject) (person) he
(animal, thing) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
2 (complement) (person) him
(animal, thing) it
dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
3 (possesive) de él, his
4 (camparative) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is


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los
1 art def mpl
1 the
los perros, the dogs
2 (not translated) los mamíferos, mammals
3 (translated by a possesive) apretaba los puños, he was clenching his fists el, las y lo
4 (when is refered to the sustantive) los que están ahí sentados, (persons) those who are sitting there
(objets) los que cuelgan de la pared, the ones hanging on the wall
tira los que menos te gusten, throw out the ones you like least
los míos/suyos son azules, mine/yours are blue les

los
2 pron pers mpl (persons,things) them: ¿los llevaste a casa?, did you take them home?



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la
1 art def f
1 the
la camisa, the shirt
2 (when is refered to the sustantive) la de Juan, Juan's
la del ramo de rosas, the one with a bouquet of roses
la que estaba bailando, the one who was dancing el

la
2 pron pers f (direct object)
1 (person) her: me la encontré, I met her
2 (formal) you: la recogeré a las tres, madre, I'll fetch you at three o'clock, mother
3 (thing) it: la encontré, I found it le

la
3 m Mús (de solfa) la
(music use) A
la bemol, A flat
la sostenido, A sharp


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las
1 art def fpl
1 the
las camisas, the shirts
límpiate las botas, polish your boots
2 (not translated) le gustan las patatas, he likes potatoes 3 las que, (persons) the ones who, those who
(things) the ones that, those that: compra las que te gusten, buy the ones you like la

las
2 pron pers fpl (a ellas) them
(a ustedes) you: las veré el lunes, I'll see you this Monday
no las estropees, don't damage them
Lucía es de las mías, Lucía thinks the way I do la, les y los


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un, una

un masculine
una femenine

art indet
I.
1 a
una azafata, a hostess
(before a vocal) an
un paraguas, an umbrella
2 unos,-as, some: pasamos unos días en la playa, we spent some days by the sea

II.
adj (cardinal) one: solo queda una, there is only one
un kilo de azúcar, one kilo of sugar tb uno,-a


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uno,-a

I.
adjetive
1 (cardinal) one
una manzana y dos limones, one apple and two lemons
necesito unas zapatillas, I need a pair of slippers
unos árboles, some trees
2 (ordinal) first
el uno de cada mes, the first of every month


II.
pron one: falta uno más, we need one more
hubo uno que dijo que no, there was one person who said no
vi unas de color verde, I saw some green ones
uno de ellos, one of them
unos cuantos, a few: unos cuantos nos arriesgamos, some of us took the chance
el uno al otro, each other


III.
f
1 (hour) comimos a la una, we had lunch at one o'clock
2 (impersonal) you, one: uno tiene que..., you have to...

IV.
m Mat one


join, link (unir) transitive verb
1 (cables, wires, connections) to join, unite
2 (efforts, intereses) to join
(associate, fusion) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (communicate) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages

unos/unas is the same but in plural

I hope this helps you, sorry if there are any mistaque in the cursive words, but for me is more easy say in spanish than in english

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