Spanish otro, otra, otros, otras
In Spanish, to say another / another one or other / others we use the indefinite pronoun otro.
As a pronoun, it refers to a noun that has been mentioned before.
It agrees in gender and number with the previously-mentioned noun:
|
Indefinite Pronoun |
Masculine | Feminine |
|
Singular |
otro another |
otra another |
|
Plural |
otros |
otras |
Have a look and listen to the following examples:
No me gusta ese bolso de piel. Prefiero otro.I don't like that leather handbag. I prefer another one.
La silla de madera está rota. Puedes sentarte en esta otra.The wooden chair is broken. You can sit on this other one.
Be careful! A very common mistake is to add un or una in front of otro/otra:
-¿Quieres otro vino? -Sí, por favor, otro.
-¿Quieres otro vino? -Sí, por favor, un otro.
-Would you like another [glass of] wine? -Yes, please, another one.
We also use otros in the masculine plural form to refer to other people in general or others, even if we haven't mentioned them before.
For example:
Mis ideas no coinciden con otros casi nunca.
My ideas hardly ever coincide with [those of] others.
See also Using otro, otra, otros, otras to say another, other (indefinite adjectives)
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