Count people in a room and say that each person has a question.

The idea

Persona means person and is grammatically feminine: una persona, las personas. It can refer to someone of any gender. Cada persona takes a singular verb: tiene.

Examples

  • Una persona espera en la entrada.One person is waiting at the entrance.
  • Esa persona es mi vecino.That person is my neighbour.
  • Hay tres personas en la sala.There are three people in the room.
  • Cada persona tiene una pregunta.Each person has a question.
  • Buscamos una persona para el equipo.We are looking for a person for the team.
  • Las personas de la lista ya llegaron.The people on the list have already arrived.

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Watch out

The noun’s grammatical gender does not identify the person’s gender: esa persona can refer to a man or a woman.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the singular after una: Una ___ espera en la entrada. (persona / personas)

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    persona

    Persona is singular after una.

  2. Choose the plural after tres: Hay tres ___ en la sala. (personas / persona)

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    personas

    Personas is plural after the number tres.

  3. Choose the singular verb after cada persona: Cada persona ___ una pregunta. (tiene / tienen)

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    tiene

    Tiene is singular and agrees with cada persona.

Use it today

Say how many people are in a room and explain what each person needs.