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Aquellos son los líderes con quienes hay que colaborar.

Aquellos son los líderes con quienes hay que colaborar.
Those are the leaders with whom one must collaborate.
From Lesson 97:People after prepositions (quien, quienes)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Aquellos son los líderes con quienes hay que colaborar.

Why do we use quienes here instead of just quien?
Because it refers back to los líderes (the leaders), which is plural. When referring to people after a preposition like con (with), you must use quien for one person and quienes for more than one.
Why is con placed before quienes? In English, we might say 'the leaders who one must collaborate with.'
In Spanish, you can never end a sentence or a clause with a preposition. The preposition con must come right before the pronoun it links to, making it con quienes (with whom).
What exactly does hay que mean in this sentence?
The phrase hay que means 'one must' or 'it is necessary to.' It is a great way to talk about a general rule or obligation without pointing at a specific person. It is always followed by a verb in its infinitive form, which is why we see colaborar (to collaborate) right after it.
Why does the sentence start with Aquellos instead of Esos if both mean 'Those'?
Aquellos is used to point out people or things that are far away in distance from both the speaker and the listener ('those over there'). If the leaders were closer to the person you are talking to, you would use Esos.

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