Spanish · B1 · Everyday language
People Behind Projects in Spanish
Learn how to describe people and objects involved in projects by using relative clauses. This guide focuses on the relative pronoun 'que', which connects two ideas to provide more detail about a specific person or thing.
What you'll learn
- Identify people and objects using relative pronouns
- Use 'que' to mean 'who', 'which', or 'that'
- Construct simple relative clauses as the subject of a sentence
Spanish phrases for people behind projects
¿Es ese el niño que hace los videos para tu grupo?
Is that the boy who makes the videos for your group?
'Que' functions here as 'who'.
Me gusta el profesor que dirige tu club de ciencias.
I like the teacher who leads your science club.
'Que' identifies a specific person.
Podemos tomar prestado el libro que explica el experimento.
We can borrow the book that explains the experiment.
'Tomar prestado' is the phrase for 'to borrow'.
¿Son estos los amigos que trabajan en el proyecto contigo?
Are these the friends who work on the project with you?
'Que' does not change form for plural subjects.
¿Dónde está la niña que sabe la respuesta?
Where is the girl who knows the answer?
Standard word order follows 'que'.
El juego que te ayuda a practicar matemáticas está en el estante.
The game that helps you practise maths is on the shelf.
'Estante' is used for a shelf or bookshelf.
Los carteles que cuelgan en el pasillo se ven impresionantes.
The posters that hang in the hall look impressive.
'Se ven' is used to describe how something appears or looks.
Puedo preguntar al vecino que repara bicicletas.
I can ask the neighbour who repairs bicycles.
The 'a' before 'el vecino' is the 'personal A' used for people.
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dirigir
to lead / to direct
Commonly used for clubs, groups, or projects.
cartel
poster
Masculine noun: 'el cartel'.
pasillo
hall / hallway
Refers to the corridor of a building.
impresionante
impressive
Used to describe things that stand out.
Relative Pronoun: Que
In Spanish, 'que' is the most versatile relative pronoun. Unlike English, which switches between 'who', 'which', and 'that', Spanish often uses 'que' for all of these roles regardless of whether the noun is a person or an object.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Person (Singular) | El niño que... | El niño que ayuda. |
| Object (Singular) | El libro que... | El libro que ayuda. |
| People (Plural) | Las personas que... | Las personas que ayudan. |
More examples
La alumna que terminó primero es mi hija.
The student (f) who finished first is my daughter.
Using 'que' to define which student.
Esta es la herramienta que necesitamos.
This is the tool that we need.
'Que' acting as 'that' for an object.