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Todas las personas están en la fiesta.

Todas las personas están en la fiesta.
All the people are at the party.
FromLesson 7inHardcore Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Todas las personas están en la fiesta.

estar
to be
la fiesta
the party
la persona
the person
en
at
todas
all

Questions & Answers about Todas las personas están en la fiesta.

Why do we use están instead of son in this sentence?
In Spanish, estar is used for states or locations, while ser is often used for more permanent characteristics. Since we’re talking about people being at the party (a location/temporary situation), estar is the correct verb.
Could we say Toda la gente instead of Todas las personas?
Yes, Toda la gente está en la fiesta would be understood. However, todas las personas emphasizes each individual person and is slightly more formal.
Why is it todas instead of todos?
Because personas is a feminine plural noun in Spanish, so the modifier (todas) also has to be feminine and plural to match.
Is there a reason we use las before personas?
In Spanish, we normally use the definite article (las) to talk about a specific group of people, which in this case means all the people who are at the party.
Why is the phrase en la fiesta and not something else like a la fiesta?
En la fiesta translates directly to “at the party,” indicating location. If you wanted to say “to the party,” you would say a la fiesta, but since you’re describing where everyone is (location), en is the right preposition.
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