Can I use que instead of el/la/los/las que? Would the meaning be similar only with less emphasized pronoun ... who instead if the one who?
Aquella mujer, que/ la que...
Can I use que instead of el/la/los/las que? Would the meaning be similar only with less emphasized pronoun ... who instead if the one who?
Aquella mujer, que/ la que...
Hola Emanuel,
Yes you can. But as you correctly guessed, omitting el, la, los, las, will then express a less specific clause. For example, this sentence from the lesson:
Aquella mujer, la que tiene el pelo negro, es la madre de Antonio.
That lady, the one who has black hair, is Antonio's mum.
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The second sentence without "la" is giving an extra description about the lady. That's it. I don't actually think the comma is necessary... "The lady who has black hair is Antonio's mum."
The first one using "la que" is being more precise; it is singling her out from a group of ladies, or a group of people: "the one who has long hair [not the others with different hair]"
Saludos
Inma
¿“Aquella mujer, la que tiene el pelo negro, . . .” igual a “Aquella mujer, la de pelo negro”?
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