/ˈeʎas/
Translation
they (feminine)
Word origin
The feminine plural pronoun 'they', from Latin illas, the feminine accusative plural of ille ('that one, he'). The same demonstrative root gives the English words below.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- illas
- English cognates
- alias, alibi
Examples
reservado .
They arrived first and had already reserved a table.
.
The two of them have known each other since they were little girls.
Preguntales , .
Ask them, they are the ones who know most about the matter.
juntas .
They travel to Italy together every summer.
, .
The flowers are for them, not for us.
Used in
Grammar articles
(23)Spanish Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
Spanish Compound Tenses: the Future Perfect and Past Anterior (habré hablado, hube hablado)
Spanish Conditional: the 'Would' Tense, me gustaría and Polite Requests
Conjugating Spanish -ar Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating Spanish -er Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating Spanish -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating Spanish Reflexive Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
Spanish Future Tense: ir a + Infinitive and the Inflectional Future
The Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive: How to Form It (the -ra and -se Endings)
Spanish Imperfect: hablaba, comía, vivía and Only Three Irregulars
The Spanish Perfect Subjunctive (haya hablado)
The Spanish Pluperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Perfect (hubiera hablado, habría hablado)
The Spanish Pluperfect (había hablado)
Spanish Possessives: mi, tu, su and Why Agreement Trips Beginners
Spanish Prepositional Pronouns (para mí, conmigo, entre tú y yo)
Spanish Present Perfect: he hablado, ha vivido, hemos visto
The Spanish Present Subjunctive: How to Form It (the Opposite-Vowel Rule)
Spanish Preterite: hablé, comí, viví and the Big Irregular Group
Spanish Reciprocal Verbs (se quieren, nos ayudamos - each other)
Spanish Reflexive Verbs: levantarse, llamarse, lavarse and the Pronoun Position
Saber vs Conocer: The Two Spanish Verbs for 'To Know'
Ser vs Estar: The Two Spanish 'To Be' Verbs and When to Use Each
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