Spanish Conversation · Level 5
88 words
Spanish word
gente
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈxente/
Meaning
- feminine nounpeople
Example
Hay mucha gente en la fiesta.
There are many people at the party.
More examples
La gente del barrio es muy amable.
The people in the neighborhood are very kind.
Core concept
An undifferentiated group of people treated as a single unit.
Common phrases
mucha gente
many people
gente joven
young people
Similar words
personas: Individual people considered separately and countable.
multitud: A large crowd of people gathered together in one place.
público: People attending an event or performance as spectators.
población: All the people living in a particular region or country.
Definition in Spanish
Sirve para referirse a las personas en general, sin contarlas individualmente, y que normalmente concuerda con el verbo en singular.
Word origin
From Latin gens, gentis 'clan', the word denotes a collective group of people and functions as a singular noun in Spanish.
Usage tips
- Gente requires singular verb agreement (La gente es), and personas or a numeral is used when individual people must be highlighted.