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"Trabajador" is an adjective which is often translated as "hardworking", and "nosotros" is a pronoun which is often translated as "we". Learn more about the difference between "trabajador" and "nosotros" below.
trabajador, el trabajador, la trabajadora(
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bah
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hah
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dohr
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. hardworking
Pedro es responsable y trabajador.Pedro is responsible and hardworking.
b. hard-working
Mi plomero es trabajador y responsable; lo recomiendo mucho.My plumber is hard-working and responsible; I highly recommend him.
a. working
La mayoría de los niños trabajadores de Quito son limpiabotas.The majority of the working boys in Quito are shoeshiners.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
a. worker
Los trabajadores del turno de noche tienen que dormir de día.Night workers have to sleep during the daytime.
b. employee
Mis trabajadores roban material de oficina de la empresa.My employees are stealing office supplies from the company.
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nosotros(
noh
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A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
pronoun
a. we (subject)
Nosotros vivimos en una casa con un gran jardín.We live in a house with a big garden.
b. us (object)
Nos dijeron que ya no van a jugar con nosotros porque siempre ganamos.They said they're not going to play with us anymore because we always win.
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).
pronoun
2.
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
(first person plural)
a. we (subject)
Nosotras tenemos los mismos derechos que los demás accionistas y demandamos ser escuchados.We have the same rights as the other shareholders and we demand to be heard.
b. us (object)
¿Quieres venir al cine con nosotras?Do you want to come to the movies with us?
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.
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