las personas / la gente
Will someone please compare "las personas" and "la gente?" I know that the first is the plural of "person," (i.e., "people") and the second means "people." How are they different? If they are the same, can they be used interchangeably?
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For me,
"La gente" is a very general group of people, such as the as people living in a country. "Las personas" is a group of people that can be counted for. That's what I was told, anyway.
La gente de España es muy amable.
Las personas allí están tristes.
And, of course, the big, big difference is the verb form you are going to be using. For "la gente" you need to use the "él/ella/usted" form [third person singular] and for "las personas", you need to use the "ellos/ellas/ustedes " form [third person plural].
