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How to Say "we" in Spanish

The Spanish word forweis nosotrasA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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Used by an exclusively female group to refer to themselves.
Three cheerful young girls standing side-by-side, looking forward and smiling, representing a female group using the pronoun 'we'.

Examples

Nosotras queremos ir a la playa este fin de semana.

We want to go to the beach this weekend.

¿Qué vamos a hacer? Nosotras tenemos la clave del éxito.

What are we going to do? We have the key to success.

Ellos pensaron que no podríamos, pero nosotras demostramos lo contrario.

They thought we couldn't, but we proved otherwise.

The Gender of 'We'

Use 'nosotras' only when every single person in the 'we' group is female. If the group includes even one male person, you must switch to the masculine form, 'nosotros'.

Confusing 'Nosotras' and 'Nosotros'

Mistake:A group of women saying 'Nosotros estamos listas' (We are ready).

Correction: They should say 'Nosotras estamos listas.' The pronoun must match the group's gender.

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