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el parque de diversiones
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the amusement park
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la playa
A
the beach
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la ciudad
A
the city
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el pais
A
the country
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el hotel
A
the hotel
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el lago
A
the lake
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el monumento
A
the monument
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el museo
A
the museum
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el parque nacional
A
the national park
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el lugar
A
the place
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el mar
A
the sea
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el estadio
A
the stadium
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el teatro
A
the theatre
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el boleto
A
the ticket
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el arbol
A
the tree
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el viaje
A
the trip
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el zoologico
A
the zoo
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durante
A
during
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temprano
A
early
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tarde
A
late
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fantastico
A
fantastic
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impresionante
A
impressive
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comprar recuerdos
A
to buy souvenirs
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ir de vacaciones
A
to go on vacation
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salir
to go out
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aprender
to learn
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descansar
to rest
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regresar
to return
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sacar fotos
to take pictures
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viajar
to travel
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visitar
to visit
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viajar
to travel
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visitar
to visit
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THE “PERSONAL A ”
Pattern: When the direct object of a sentence is a person, it is preceded by the preposition “a.”
Basics of the “personal a”
Consider the following two English sentences:
Morgan sees the tree.
Morgan sees Anna.
It seems perfectly normal for Morgan to see a tree just like he sees Anna. In Spanish, however, we must use the “personal a” in the second sentence because the direct object (Anna) is a person. Here are the same two sentences in Spanish:
Morgan ve el árbol.
Morgan ve a Anna.
Exceptions
As usual, there are exceptions to the rule. The “personal a” is not usually used after the verb tener, for example.
Tengo dos hermanos. I have two brothers.
The “personal a” is also not used if the person is indefinite. For example:
Necesito un abogado. I need a lawyer. (The lawyer is unknown)
For purposes of the “personal a,” pets are treated like people. Other animals are not, however.
Oigo a mi perro Spot. I hear my dog Spot.
Oigo los elefantes. I hear the elephants.
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conocemos
know
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al
to the / at the.
