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The Personal a

The Personal a. The Personal a Rule. Add an a before a direct object that is a person: Él visitó la montaña. Él visitó a Isabel. The Personal a Rule. These sentences do not need a personal a : Andrés conoce bien la ciudad. Hernando vio la película. Yo quiero pizza.

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The Personal a

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  1. The Personal a

  2. The Personal a Rule Add an a before a direct object that is a person: Él visitó la montaña. Él visitó a Isabel.

  3. The Personal a Rule These sentences do not need a personal a: Andrés conoce bien la ciudad. Hernando vio la película. Yo quiero pizza.

  4. The Personal a Rule These sentences do: Andrés conoce bien a mi prima. Hernando vio a Ronaldo. Yo quiero a mi novia.

  5. The Personal a Rule Use a personal a with alguien, nadie, quién, alguno and ninguno if they refer to people: No oigo a nadie. ¿Maestros? No veo a ninguno. ¿A quién estás llamando?

  6. Exceptions: Personification The personal a may be used with personified things like countries and pets: Susana extraña mucho a Nicaragua. Nosotros amamos a nuestro perro.

  7. Exceptions: Depersonification The personal a may be omitted with anonymous, indefinite, or depersonified people: Armando está buscando tres obreros. Necesitaban voluntarios.

  8. Exceptions: Tener & Haber A personal a is typically not used after tener or haber: Hay muchas personas allí. Yo tengo dos hermanos. Ella tiene trece primos.

  9. Practice: Translate the following: She drives a car. They know my brothers. We practice with the twins. I love my mother. She has three sisters. They need more cashiers. The flood killed three people.

  10. — el fin — Spanish411.net

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