Spanish · B1 · Everyday language
People And Connections in Spanish
Learn how to describe and identify people and objects in your child's life by using relative clauses combined with prepositions. This is essential for providing specific details about relationships and items in everyday conversation.
What you'll learn
- Identify people and things using detailed descriptions.
- Correctly place prepositions before relative pronouns (con el que, para la que).
- Distinguish between singular and plural relative pronouns based on the noun described.
Spanish phrases for people and connections
¿Es ese el niño con el que vas caminando a la escuela?
Is that the boy with whom you walk to school?
'Con el que' is the relative structure for 'with whom'.
Esta es la amiga para la que estamos haciendo una tarjeta de cumpleaños.
This is the friend for whom we are making a birthday card.
Use 'la que' because 'amiga' is feminine.
¿Dónde está el libro del que me hablaste ayer?
Where is the book about which you told me yesterday?
'Del que' is a contraction of 'de + el que' (about which).
¿Es esta la caja en la que guardas tus ahorros?
Is this the box in which you keep your pocket money?
'En la que' matches the feminine noun 'caja'.
Ese es el entrenador con el que practicas los martes.
That is the coach with whom you practise on Tuesdays.
Use 'el que' for the masculine noun 'entrenador'.
Enséñame el estante en el que van los libros de la biblioteca.
Show me the shelf on which your library books belong.
In Spanish, we use 'en el que' (in/on which) for placement.
Estos son los amigos con los que quieres jugar después de clase.
These are the friends with whom you want to play after school.
Use 'los que' for plural masculine nouns.
¿Es ese el juego para el que estás ahorrando dinero?
Is that the game for which you are saving your money?
'Para el que' indicates the purpose or object of an action.
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entrenador
coach
Often used for sports instructors.
estante
shelf
A masculine noun (el estante).
ahorrar
to save
Specifically used for saving money.
bolsillo
'Dinero de bolsillo' means pocket money or allowance.
Relative Clauses with Prepositions
In Spanish, when a relative clause follows a preposition (like with, for, or about), you usually use the structure: [Preposition] + [Definite Article] + [que]. The article must match the gender and number of the noun being described.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine Singular | con el que | El amigo con el que juego. |
| Feminine Singular | en la que | La casa en la que vivo. |
| Masculine Plural | con los que | Los niños con los que sales. |
| People only | quien / quienes | La niña con quien hablas. |
More examples
Mira, esa es la maestra de la que te hablé.
Look, that is the teacher (f) I told you about.
Using 'de la que' for 'about whom'.
Buscamos la bolsa en la que pusimos las manzanas.
We are looking for the bag in which we put the apples.
A practical example of locating items.