No. 431 in Spanish
nos
"Nos" means "us" or "to us" in English.
In a sentence
Nos levantamos temprano para ir a la escuela.
We get up early to go to school.
'Nos' is used as a reflexive pronoun to indicate that the subject (we) is performing an action (getting up) on itself.
Ellos nos dieron una sorpresa en la fiesta.
They gave us a surprise at the party.
'Nos' functions as an indirect object pronoun, indicating that the subject (they) is performing the action of giving towards 'us'.
Dijo que nos esperaba en la entrada del parque.
He said that he was waiting for us at the park entrance.
'Nos' acts as a direct object pronoun, signifying that 'us' is the object of the wait action.
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