{"id":10165,"date":"2022-05-04T10:06:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T10:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=10165"},"modified":"2022-06-24T10:39:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T10:39:30","slug":"these-are-the-differences-between-other-and-another-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/these-are-the-differences-between-other-and-another-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the differences between Other, Another and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Do you know the difference between other and another?\u00a0<\/strong>A common mistake that Spanish speakers make when studying English is in the use of another, other, and others. There are quite a few who do not use another at all while translating &#8220;other&#8221; or &#8220;other&#8221; as other and others or others as others. If you are one of these people, keep reading this article in which we explain how you should correctly say another and others in English.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#another\">Otro\/a: another<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#other\">El otro\/ la otra: the other<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#otros\">Otros\/as: other<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#exceptions\">Exceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#between\">The difference between other and another and others<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The words\u00a0<em>another and other\u00a0<\/em><strong>mean the same thing<\/strong>\u00a0, except that\u00a0<em>another<\/em>\u00a0is used with a singular noun and\u00a0<em>other<\/em> is used with uncountable and plural nouns: Ella va al cine con otra amiga.\u00a0She\u2019s going to the cinema with another friend<em>.\u00a0<\/em>Ella va al cine con otros amigos<em>. <\/em>She\u2019s going to the cinema with other friends.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"another\">Otro\/a\u00a0= Another<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Another is a contraction of an and other<\/strong>\u00a0(literally: an other).\u00a0When you want to say another or another in English, think that you have to literally say \u201cuno otro\u201d or \u201cuna otra\u201d. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m going to order another bottle of wine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voy a pedir otra botella de vino.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give him\/her another opportunity!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a1Dale otra oportunidad!<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Another\u00a0<strong>is the singular adjective and goes before singular nouns<\/strong>, just like in Spanish.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She needs another book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ella necesita otro libro<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I would like another pizza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Quiero otra pizza.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They want to have another child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Quieren tener otro hijo.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"other\">El otro \/ la otra\u00a0 =\u00a0 The other<\/h2>\n<p>The other is the\u00a0<strong>plural adjective<\/strong>\u00a0and goes before plural nouns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I would like other trousers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Quiero otros pantalones<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She needs other books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ella necesita otros libros<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My son doesn\u2019t respect other children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mi hijo no respeta a los otros ni\u00f1os<\/p>\n<p>Since another is a contraction of an and other, when you mean the other or the other, the another\u00a0<strong>is not said<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; in the same way that the an invoice is not said.\u00a0Then for the other or the other the an is lost and the other is said.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The other bar seemed quieter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>El otro bar parec\u00eda m\u00e1s tranquilo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The other option is just not to do it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La otra opci\u00f3n es simplemente no hacerlo.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"otros\">Otros\/as = Other<\/h2>\n<p>When others\u00a0<strong>go before a noun<\/strong>, it works as an adjective. Adjectives in English ALWAYS have a singular form (eg different ideas &#8211; different ideas) so others or others in front of a noun are other.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In other companies, you would earn more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En otras empresas, ganar\u00edas m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The other teams aren\u2019t as strong as ours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Los otros equipos no son tan fuertes como el nuestro.<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0<strong>there is no noun after others or others<\/strong>, it works as a pronoun.\u00a0Actually, it replaces the noun.\u00a0It is not an adjective because it does not describe anything;\u00a0therefore, as in Spanish, it has a plural form.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are others waiting too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hay otros esperando tambi\u00e9n.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The others didn\u2019t want to watch that film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Los otros (los dem\u00e1s) no quer\u00edan ver esa pel\u00edcula.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"exceptions\">Exceptions<\/h2>\n<p>What we have explained above is the simple way to know how to correctly say another and others in English and it will work in the vast majority of cases.\u00a0However, you have to be careful in some situations:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singular nouns in Spanish but plural in English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are nouns that are singular in Spanish but plural in English &#8211; la gente (the people);\u00a0the police, therefore:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"389\">Otra gente\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0 otras personas<\/td>\n<td width=\"318\">other people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"389\">Otra polic\u00eda\u00a0 \u00a0(cuando se habla de m\u00e1s de una)<\/td>\n<td width=\"318\">other police<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The &#8220;uncountable&#8221; nouns Example. information (information); advice &#8211; are treated as plural nouns.\u00a0<strong>Uncountable nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Otra informaci\u00f3n<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">other information<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Otro consejo\u00a0 \/\u00a0 otros consejos<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">other advice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Another is always used in front of a number even if others are used in Spanish. Another + number<\/h3>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Otros dos d\u00edas<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">\u00a0another two days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Otras tres personas<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">\u00a0another three people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"between\">The difference between other and another and others<\/h2>\n<table style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">Another<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">other<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"473\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\">ADJECTIVE<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">PRONOUN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">Singular<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">Another book (is)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">Another (is)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\">Plural<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">Other books (are)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">Other (are)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">Singular<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">The other book (is)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">The other (is)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\">Plural<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">The other books (are)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">The other (are)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">ANOTHER =<\/td>\n<td width=\"472\">One more, an additional, extra<\/p>\n<p>An alternative, different<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\">OTHER =<\/td>\n<td width=\"472\">More in addition to the one already mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>alternative, different<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">THE OTHER =<\/td>\n<td width=\"472\">A specific alternative, the rest of a specific group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Quick summary: What is the difference between another and other?<\/h3>\n<p>A simple rule to help you remember the difference between another and other is:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Another + singular noun.<\/li>\n<li>Other + plural noun.<\/li>\n<li>Others (a pronoun to replace other + plural noun).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>I need another cup (cup is singular so we use another).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Necesito otra taza (la taza es singular as\u00ed que usamos otra).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I need other cups (cups are plural so we use other).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Necesito otras tazas (tazas es plural as\u00ed que usamos otro).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I need others (refers to other cups).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Necesito a otros. 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