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"Group" is a noun which is often translated as "el grupo", and "herd" is a noun which is often translated as "la manada". Learn more about the difference between "group" and "herd" below.
group(
grup
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el grupo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A group of workers went on strike to protest their inhumane working conditions.Un grupo de trabajadores se fue en huelga para protestar las condiciones laborales inhumanas.
b. la pandilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My group of friends from high school is planning a farewell party.Mi pandilla de amigos del colegio está planeando una fiesta de despedida.
4. (music)
b. el conjunto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The group introduced their new single before the release of their new album.El conjunto lanzó su nuevo single antes de publicar su álbum nuevo.
5. (commerce)
a. el grupo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The editorial group decides which contents are featured in its publications.El grupo editorial decide qué contenido se incluye en sus publicaciones.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. agrupar
My niece always groups her jelly beans according to color before eating them.Mi sobrina siempre agrupa sus habas de jalea por colores antes de comérselas.
a. agrupar
Group the students by age and distribute the exercises to each one.Agrupa a los estudiantes por edades y reparte los ejercicios a cada uno.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. agruparse
When the actor left the hotel, tons of fans grouped around him asking for autographs.Cuando el actor salió del hotel, un montón de fans se agruparon a su alrededor pidiéndole autógrafos.
herd(
huhrd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (colloquial) (group of people)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la multitud (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I almost got run over by a herd of people at the mall.Casi me aplastó una multitud en el centro comercial.
c. el rebaño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How was the meeting? - It was dreadfully bad with that herd of hypocrites.¿Cómo te fue en la junta? - Estuvo pésimamente mal con ese rebaño de hipócritas.
e. la manada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I tried to take a picture of Saint Peter's Basilica, but what I got instead was a herd of nuns.Intenté tomar una foto de la Basílica de San Pedro, pero lo que salió fue una manada de monjas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to group)
a. arrear
The tour guide herded us through Venice like we were cattle.El guía turístico nos arreó por Venecia como si fuéramos ganado.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ir en manada
The boys herded together as they walked down the street, blocking off the road as they went.Los chicos iban en manada por la calle, bloqueando la vía a su paso.
