"las" meaning in Spanish

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Article

IPA: /las/, [las]
Rhymes: -as Etymology: Inherited from Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|illās|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin illās, {{inh+|es|la|illās}} Inherited from Latin illās Head templates: {{head|es|article|cat2=determiner forms|g=f-p}} las f pl
  1. feminine plural definite article; the Tags: feminine, plural Related terms: el [masculine], la [feminine], los [masculine, plural]
    Sense id: en-las-es-article-PjCIcQR0 Categories (other): Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary, Spanish articles, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary: 50 18 7 16 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 38 27 5 20 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /las/, [las]
Rhymes: -as Head templates: {{head|es|noun form|g=m-p}} las m pl
  1. plural of la Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: la
    Sense id: en-las-es-noun-rlzfbW-z Related terms: yo, , me, conmigo, nosotros, nos, , nosotras, , ti, te, contigo, vos, usted, le, se3, lo, la, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, él, ella, ello5, ellos, ellas, , se, consigo, Like other masculine words, masculine pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown, when the subject is plural and of mixed gender, Treated as if it were third person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity, If le, les precedes lo, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (alt: e.g. se lo dije instead of *le lo dije), Used primarily in Spain, Only used in certain circumstances and rarely as a subject pronoun
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: /las/, [las]
Rhymes: -as Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|g=f-p}} las f pl
  1. accusative of ellas; them Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, plural Form of: ellas (extra: them)
    Sense id: en-las-es-pron-1LkeyUMU
  2. accusative of ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); you all (formal) Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, plural Form of: ustedes (extra: (when referring to more than one woman); you all (formal))
    Sense id: en-las-es-pron-aualFwaC
  3. feminine plural pronoun Tags: feminine, plural, pronoun
    Sense id: en-las-es-pron-CaasjNK6 Categories (other): Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 18 26 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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