Spanish grammar
La persona que...
Describe people and things using "que" (who / that / which).
From the scene La vecina que lo sabe todo (The neighbour who knows everything)
In short
Use que (who, that, which) to add information about a noun. It never changes.
Your turn
Which one goes with the postman who...?
Options: la persona que entró · las cosas que faltan · el cartero que...
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the postman who... → el cartero que...
How it works
Que means who / that / which and links two ideas about the same noun.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Conozco al cartero (blank) pasa cada día.
Options: donde · que
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Conozco al cartero que pasa cada día.
I know the postman who comes by every day.
Good to know
La persona que entró (the person who came in), las cosas que faltan (the things that are missing). It never changes for gender or number.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
También conozco a la vecina (blank) vive sola en el tercero.
Options: donde · que
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También conozco a la vecina que vive sola en el tercero.
I also know the neighbour who lives alone on the third floor.
the person who came in la persona que entró
Nuria
Entonces, ¿conoce a la persona que entró?
So, do you know the person who came in?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Entonces, ¿conoce a (blank)?
Options: la persona que entró · el cartero que · las cosas que faltan
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Nuria
Entonces, ¿conoce a la persona que entró?
So, do you know the person who came in?
the postman who... el cartero que...
Your turn
What goes with el cartero que...?
Options: the postman who... · the person who came in · the things that are missing
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el cartero que... → the postman who...
the things that are missing las cosas que faltan
Nuria
¿Y sabe algo de las cosas que faltan?
And do you know anything about the things that are missing?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Y sabe algo de (blank)?
Options: el cartero que · las cosas que faltan · la persona que entró
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Nuria
¿Y sabe algo de las cosas que faltan?
And do you know anything about the things that are missing?
the neighbour who... la vecina que...
Elena
Claro. Soy la vecina que lo sabe todo.
Of course. I'm the neighbour who knows everything.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Claro. Soy (blank) lo sabe todo.
Options: el cartero que · la vecina que · la persona que entró
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Elena
Claro. Soy la vecina que lo sabe todo.
Of course. I'm the neighbour who knows everything.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| the person who came in | la persona que entró |
|---|---|
| the postman who... | el cartero que... |
| the things that are missing | las cosas que faltan |
| the neighbour who... | la vecina que... |
More lines from the story
- ElenaConozco al cartero que pasa cada día.I know the postman who comes by every day.
- ElenaTambién conozco a la vecina que vive sola en el tercero.I also know the neighbour who lives alone on the third floor.
- ElenaSé que hay una persona que no duerme muy bien.I know there's a person who doesn't sleep very well.