Los Pronombres Personales Subject Pronouns in Spanish
But what is a pronoun anyway? a noun that stands in place of the name of the person or object Ex– Mariela She Mariela is very pretty. She is also very nice. The dog It That dog is ugly, but it is very friendly. The plates They The plates are broken. They can be thrown in the trash. Subject pronouns Pronouns that are used in place of the name of the subject of a sentence
Subject Pronouns in English 1 st Person Singular I 1 st Person Plural We 2 nd Person Singular You 2 nd Person Plural You 3 rd person singular He/ She/ It 3 rd Person Plural They
But what is first person? Singular I Plural We
…And second person? Singular You Plural You (all)
…And third person? Singular He/She/It Plural They
Los Pronombres Personales en Español 1 st Person Singular Yo (I) 1 st Person Plural (We) Nosotros (masc./ masc. & fem.) Nosotras (fem. only) 2 nd Person Singular Tú (You- informal) 2 nd Person Plural (You– Spain only) Vosotros (masc./ masc. & fem.) Vosotras (fem. only) 3 rd person singular Él (He) Ella (She) Usted (Ud.) (You- formal) (No “it”) 3 rd Person Plural (You pl.) Ustedes (uds.)– Latin America (They) Ellos (masc./ masc. & fem.) Ellas (fem. only)
When to use “tú” A friend A family member Someone younger
When to use “usted” A stranger Someone older Someone in authority or you want to show respect to
When to use “vosotros” or “vosotras” ONLY IN SPAIN! Vosotros Group of males and females Or all males Vosotras Only groups of all females
When to use “ustedes” (Uds.) Addressing a group of people directly In Spain, is a sign of respect and follows same rules as Ud.! In Latin America Any time addressing a group of people directly no matter your relation to them
¡Repasemos! Yo
¡Repasemos! Tú
In order to show respect… Usted (Ud.)
¡Repasemos! Él
¡Repasemos! Ella
¡Repasemos! Nosotros
¡Repasemos! Nosotras
In Spain only… Vosotros
In Spain only… Vosotras
In Spain to show respect and for everyone in Latin America… Ustedes (Uds.)
¡Repasemos! Ellos
¡Repasemos! Ellas