Spanish Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Spanish word
los
Pronunciation
IPA/los/
Meaning
- pronounthem
Example
No los encuentro.
I can't find them.
More examples
Los vi en la tienda.
I saw them in the store.
Core concept
A known plural object replaced in speech by a compact direct-object pronoun.
Common phrases
los veo
see them
no los encuentro
can't find them
¿los quieres?
want them?
Similar words
las: Plural direct-object pronoun replacing a previously mentioned group of women or feminine things.
les: Indirect-object pronoun used for previously mentioned people to indicate to/for them.
lo: Singular direct-object pronoun replacing a previously mentioned masculine person or thing.
ellos: Plural subject pronoun used for a previously mentioned group of men or mixed-gender people.
Definition in Spanish
Se usa, de forma átona, para expresar un objeto directo de tercera persona plural cuando el sustantivo objeto ya es conocido por el hablante o el oyente.
Word origin
Evolved from the Latin demonstrative illos; the form shortened in Romance Spanish and grammaticalized as the clitic third-person plural direct-object pronoun los.
Usage tips
- Los looks identical to the masculine plural article 'los', and they are distinguished by function and position: article plus noun (los libros) versus pronoun replacing the noun (los veo).
Other meanings
- thosearticle
- thearticle