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"El" is a form of "el", a definite article which is often translated as "the". "Sus amigos" is a phrase which is often translated as "his friends". Learn more about the difference between "sus amigos" and "el" below.
sus amigos(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. his friends (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Pedro presentó a su nueva novia a sus amigos.Pedro introduced his new girlfriend to his friends.
b. her friends (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Lucía sale los viernes con sus amigos.Lucia goes out every Friday with her friends.
2. (formal) (both female and male friends; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. their friends
¿Cómo llegaron Rosa y Andrés al hotel? - Sus amigos Juan y Elena fueron a buscarlos al aeropuerto.How did Rosa and Andres get to the hotel? - Their friends Juan and Elena went to pick them up at the airport.
a. your friends
¿Viven todos sus amigos en el mismo barrio que ustedes? - Sí, y los vemos muy a menudo.Do all your friends live in the same neighborhood as you? - Yes, and we see them very often.
a. his male friends (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Luis invitó a todos sus amigos a su despedida de soltero.Luis invited all his friends to his stag party.
b. her male friends (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Lupe no pudo invitar a sus amigos a su despedida de soltera.Lupe couldn't invite her male friends to her bachelorette party.
6. (formal) (only male friends; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. your male friends
¿Qué tipo de actividades realiza con sus amigos y cuáles con sus amigas?What kind of activities do you do with your male friends and which do you do with your female friends?
a. their male friends
Pedro y José son médicos, y todos sus amigos y sus amigas lo son también.Pedro and Jose are doctors, and so are all their male and female friends.
a. your male friends
En esta foto están sus amigas, pero no sus amigos. - No, ese día solo estaban en la disco nuestras amigas.Only your female friends are in the photo, not your male friends. - No, only our female friends were at the disco that day.
el(
ehl
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
