a esta gente

these people

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these people The personal a is used before gente when it is the direct object of a verb. Although gente is grammatically feminine singular, it refers to a group of people and is translated as plural in English.

SP: No quiero molestar a esta gente.

EN: I don't want to bother these people.

Voy a extrañar a esta gente, especialmente a él.

I'm going to miss these people, especially him.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Y les mostraremos a esta gente del cielo.

And we will show these people from heaven.

Pusiste en ridículo a esta gente.

You humiliated these people.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

A ver, ¿qué mal me puede hacer escuchar a esta gente?

So, what harm can listening to these people do me?

— El orfanato (2007)

Vamos a obedecer a esta gente.

We are going to obey these people.

— Nausicaä del valle del viento (1984)

Dejen en paz a mi familia y a esta gente.

Leave my family and these people alone.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Dejemos a esta gente y vayámonos a casa.

Let’s leave these people and go home.

Denle un poco de aire a esta gente.

Give these people some air.

Pero mira a esta gente.

But look at these people.

— La gran belleza (2013)

Tengo que mantener a esta gente a salvo.

I have to keep these people safe.

Lleven a esta gente a sus vehículos.

Take these people to their vehicles.