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Spanish
Alternative forms
- aquel (The unaccented form can function as a pronoun if it can be unambiguously deduced as such from context.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈkel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: a‧quél
Pronoun
aquél m (demonstrative, feminine aquélla, neuter aquello, masculine plural aquéllos, feminine plural aquéllas)
- (demonstrative) that one (far from speaker and listener)
- (demonstrative) the former
- (demonstrative) anyone/anything
See also
Spanish personal pronouns
- Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
- Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
- Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
- If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
- Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
- Used primarily in Spain
- Used only in rare circumstances
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