{"id":3060,"date":"2011-07-18T16:30:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T20:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=3060"},"modified":"2011-07-18T16:31:39","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T20:31:39","slug":"how-to-use-the-word-demas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/how-to-use-the-word-demas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the word “dem\u00e1s”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dem\u00e1s <\/strong>is a very common word in Spanish and it has four basic uses in Spanish. Let’s check them out!<\/p>\n

1. Preceded by los <\/em>and las <\/em>it means the<\/em>\u00a0(other) people, the others<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Todav\u00eda estamos en la oficina pero los dem\u00e1s <\/strong>ya se fueron.<\/em>
\nWe’re still in the office but the others<\/strong> are already gone. (the other people who work here)<\/p>\n

Estas son nuestras mejores telas, las dem\u00e1s<\/strong> son de calidad inferior.<\/em>
\nThese are our best fabrics, the other ones<\/strong>\u00a0have lower quality.<\/p>\n

2. When it comes after the neutral article lo <\/em>it refers to other things.<\/p>\n

Le encanta la m\u00fasica. Todo lo dem\u00e1s<\/strong> no le interesa.<\/em>
\nHe loves music. Everything else<\/strong> doesn’t interest him.<\/p>\n

El beb\u00e9 se olvid\u00f3 de lo dem\u00e1s<\/strong> cuando su madre le dio el biber\u00f3n.<\/em>
\nThe baby forgot everything else<\/strong> when his mother gave him his feeding bottle.<\/p>\n

3. Sometimes we can use dem\u00e1s <\/strong>without any article, but this is not very common.<\/p>\n

Invit\u00e9 a Juan, Pablo, Mar\u00eda y dem\u00e1s<\/strong>.<\/em>
\nI invited Juan, Pablo, Mar\u00eda and everybody else<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

4. It’s also used in some expressions like por dem\u00e1s<\/strong> (uselessly or too much) and por lo dem\u00e1s<\/strong> (other than that).<\/p>\n

Est\u00e1 por dem\u00e1s<\/strong> que lo llames pues no te dar\u00e1 atenci\u00f3n.<\/em>
\nIt’s useless <\/strong>to call him because he won’t pay you any attention.<\/p>\n

Es por dem\u00e1s<\/strong> vanidosa.<\/em>
\nShe’s (way) too<\/strong> vain.<\/p>\n

He querido probarle que no conduce como se debe; por lo dem\u00e1s<\/strong>, yo no estoy enojado con \u00e9l.<\/em>
\nI wanted to prove him that he doesn’t drive as he should; other than that<\/strong>, I’m not mad at him.<\/p>\n

Salud\u00e9 a Juan normalmente;\u00a0por lo dem\u00e1s<\/strong>, no fue conmigo la pelea.<\/em>
\nI greeted Juan normally;\u00a0other than that<\/strong>, the fight wasn’t with me.<\/p>\n

Esto es todo por hoy. Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dem\u00e1s is a very common word in Spanish and it has four basic uses in Spanish. Let’s check them out! 1. Preceded by los and las it means the\u00a0(other) people, the others. Todav\u00eda estamos en la oficina pero los dem\u00e1s ya se fueron. We’re still in the office but the others are already gone. (the…<\/p>\n

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