Aquellos (en. Those)

/aˈkeʎos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Refers to something that is far in space or time.

Those days were the best of my life.

Aquellos días fueron los mejores de mi vida.

Indicates a reference to a group of people or things that are not present.

Those who arrived late could not participate.

Aquellos que llegaron tarde no pudieron participar.

Used to point out specific things that have already been mentioned.

Those books that I bought last week are very interesting.

Aquellos libros que compré la semana pasada son muy interesantes.

From the Latin 'ille, illa, illud', meaning 'that, that (feminine), that (neuter)', with the addition of the suffix '-os' to form the plural.

those times

Refers to a past period, often with nostalgia.

aquellos tiempos

those who

It is used to refer to a specific group of people or things previously mentioned.

aquellos que

those places

Indicates locations already discussed in context.

aquellos lugares

that

Demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity, different from those.

ese

the others

Phrase referring to a different group of people or things compared to an mentioned group.

los otros

Reference to something considered old or from the past.

Those were the times when life was simpler.

Eran aquellos tiempos donde la vida era más simple.

Used ironically to refer to people who are not up to a situation.

Those have no idea what they are talking about.

Aquellos no tienen idea de lo que están hablando.