alunos y los

Question

Hola ~~ tengo un problema sobre gramática y necesita la ayuda
Este hay un diálogo

A; ¿Conoces a aqellos hombre de ahllí? B; NO los conozco a todos los ellos , pero unos hombres son mis viejos amigos

I cannot understand why should i change like this.

todos los ellos ? todos ellos , unos hombres ? algunos hombres

Welcome to SpanishDict. We ask that all new members complete their profiles with their native language, and what level of Spanish you feel you are, like, beginner, intermediate, etc. as well as gender. - rac1, Sep 5, 2016

This is homework. You need to make an attempt and someone will help you. Which do you think it is and why. Have you spoken to your instructor? - rac1, Sep 5, 2016

NB should be aquellos and allí - Mardle, Sep 5, 2016

By the way, "problema" is masculine.--Un problema. - Daniela2041, Sep 5, 2016

@ rac1: The O.P. did give her answers. She only wanted corrections and reasons. - Daniela2041, Sep 5, 2016

Answer 1

"Todos ellos" means "all of them" ("of" is implied)

"algunos hombres" is also correct--and so is "unos" hombres.

Check out the following link in which Spanish Expert, Gerald Erickson, explains that sometimes there is a "subtle" difference between them.

link to algunos vs. unos

snap same link as mine. He is always good. - Mardle, Sep 5, 2016

I didn't realize this. Sorry! - Daniela2041, Sep 5, 2016

No problem he is always good but I think our answers are being ignored - Mardle, Sep 5, 2016

Answer 2

Hi Julia Can you add your level of Spanish and English to your profile? I have assumed your English is more advanced than your Spanish.

Are you learning by self study or do you have a teacher? It looks to me that you have given an answer to an exercise and now know that your answer was wrong but do not know why. You need to know when to omit the definite article and when to use algunos instead of unos.

The second part has been answered several times on this forum.

This suggests if the contrast is some rather than none algunos is used Spanish.com

As general revision this site is excellent and especially P and Q which is a collection of useful rules.

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When I have a better idea of your level I will try and give a more appropriate answer.

There are several well qualified teachers here who will also be able to help.