otras

Otras is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective and determiner otro. It is used to refer to things or people that are different from or in addition to what has already been mentioned, and it accompanies feminine plural nouns.

As a determiner, it precedes a feminine plural noun: otras personas, otras ideas, otras opciones. It can translate as “other” or “the other ones,” depending on context. For example: Quiero otras manzanas (I want other apples) and Las otras chicas llegaron tarde (The other girls arrived late).

As a pronoun, las otras or simply otras can stand in for feminine items already mentioned: Unas llegaron; las otras no (Some arrived; the others did not).

Usage notes: otras contrasts with otros (masculine plural) and with otra (feminine singular). In some contexts, otras also functions to group a subset apart from the one discussed, similar to the English “other” or “the rest,” though there are stylistic differences with words like demás.

Etymology: the form arises from otro, with feminine and plural agreements. It ultimately derives from Latin alter, and reflects the standard gender-number agreement patterns of Spanish adjectives and determiners.