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"Los dos" is a form of "los dos", a pronoun which is often translated as "both". "Nosotros" is a pronoun which is often translated as "we". Learn more about the difference between "los dos" and "nosotros" below.
los dos(
lohs
dohs
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
a. both (all persons)
¿Sabes si Verónica y Minerva quieren pizza? - Sí, las dos dijeron que sí quieren.Do you know if Veronica and Minerva want pizza? - Yes, both said they do.
Los dos sabemos que eso no es cierto.We both know that's not true.
b. both of us (first person)
En realidad, deberíamos ir los dos a visitarlo.Really, both of us should go to visit him.
c. us (first person)
Una de las dos tiene que hacerlo, o tú o yo.One of us has to do it, either you or I.
d. both of you (second person)
Quiero que los dos salgan a limpiar el jardín ahora mismo.I want both of you to go out and tidy up the garden right now.
e. you (second person)
Tengo una tarea para los dos, vengan aquí.Come over here, I have something for you to do.
f. both of them (third person)
No podía decidir qué camisa comprar, así que compré las dos.I couldn't decide which shirt to buy, so I bought both of them.
g. them (third person)
¿Cuál de los dos te llevó al aeropuerto? ¿Jaime o Mario?Which one of them took you to the airport? Jaime or Mario?
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
nosotros(
noh
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soh
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trohs
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
c. ourselves (after prepositions)
Repartimos el botín entre nosotros.We distributed the loot among ourselves.
nosotras
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
c. ourselves (used after a preposition or for emphasis)
Creo que es prudente que mantengamos este secreto entre nosotras por ahora.I think it's prudent for us to keep this secret between ourselves for now.
Si no nos quieren ayudar a construir el castillo de arena, no hay problema. Lo haremos nosotras. No necesitamos de su ayuda.If you don't want to help us build our sandcastle, it's fine. We'll do it ourselves. We don't need your help.
