Spanish · B1 · Everyday language
People Behind Projects in Spanish
Learn how to discuss the people and tools involved in your child's school projects. This guide focuses on using relative clauses with prepositions, allowing you to link descriptions to people (who/whom) and objects (which/that) naturally in Spanish.
What you'll learn
- Identify project contributors using relative pronouns.
- Correctly place prepositions before relative pronouns (con, para, de, en).
- Describe the purpose of tools and materials in a project context.
Spanish phrases for people behind projects
¿Es ese el amigo con quien estás construyendo la maqueta?
Is that the friend with whom you are building the model?
'Con quien' is used for people; 'maqueta' is a scale model.
Aquí está la profesora para la que hiciste la tarjeta de agradecimiento.
Here is the teacher for whom you made the thank-you card.
'Para la que' refers back to 'la profesora'.
Muéstrame el animal sobre el que estás escribiendo.
Show me the animal about which you are writing.
'Sobre el que' is used for 'about which'.
¿Es este el grupo con el que estás preparando la presentación?
Is this the group with which you are preparing the presentation?
'Grupo' is masculine, so we use 'el que'.
¿Dónde está la caja en la que guardas las notas del proyecto?
Where is the box in which you keep your project notes?
'En la que' indicates location/containment inside 'la caja'.
Esa es la competición para la que estás practicando.
That is the competition for which you are practising.
'Para la que' matches the feminine 'la competición'.
¿Son esos los compañeros con los que compartes los materiales?
Are those the classmates with whom you share the materials?
'Con los que' refers to plural masculine/mixed group 'compañeros'.
Este es el tema sobre el que querías mi opinión.
This is the topic about which you wanted my opinion.
'Tema' is masculine, hence 'el que'.
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Maqueta
Scale model
Commonly used for school projects involving building structures.
Compañeros
Classmates / Peers
Can refer specifically to boys or a mixed-gender group.
Tarjeta de agradecimiento
Thank-you card
A literal compound noun in Spanish.
Notas
Notes
In school contexts, 'notas' can mean grades or written notes.
Relative Clauses with Prepositions
In Spanish, when a relative pronoun (like 'that' or 'who') follows a preposition (like 'with', 'for', or 'in'), you generally use the structure: [Preposition] + [Article (el/la/los/las)] + [que]. When referring to people, you can also use [Preposition] + [quien/quienes].
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| People (Specific) | Preposition + quien(es) | El amigo con quien hablas. |
| Objects/Groups (Masc.) | Preposition + el que | El grupo con el que trabajas. |
| Objects/Groups (Fem.) | Preposition + la que | La caja en la que guardas todo. |
More examples
La mesa en la que trabajamos es grande.
The table at which we work is large.
Demonstrates 'en la que' for a feminine object.
Los niños con quienes juegas son simpáticos.
The children with whom you play are nice.
Uses 'quienes' for plural people.
El libro del que hablamos es útil.
The book of which we speak is useful.
Uses 'del que' (de + el que) for 'about which/of which'.