Spanish Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun replaces a noun that is doing the action of a verb. SUBJECT PRONOUNS A subject pronoun replaces a noun that is doing the action of a verb.
Subject pronouns For example: Señora White is my Spanish teacher. Señora White is very silly. Señora White loves dancing to the MAMBO! In these sentences we can replace “Señora White” with “She” since we know who we are talking about and who is doing the action. “She” is a subject pronoun.
Let’s learn the SUBJECT PRONOUNS in Spanish! Ready, SET, GO!!! Let’s learn the SUBJECT PRONOUNS in Spanish!
YO = I 1st person singular Used to talk about yourself
Tú = You 2nd person singular Used to talk to someone Informal
Usted (Ud.) = You 2nd person singular Used to talk to someone Formal Has 3rd person verb conjugation
Él = He 3rd person singular Used to talk about someone
Ella = She 3rd person singular Used to talk about someone
(males only or a mixed group of males & females) Nosotros (-as) = We 1st person plural (self is included) Used to talk about yourself & others Nosotras (females only) Nosotros (males only or a mixed group of males & females)
Vosotros (-as) = You all 2nd person plural Used to talk to more than 1 person Informal Mostly used in Spain. Vosotros: Group of all males or a mix of males & females. Vosotras: Group of all females.
Ustedes (UDS.) = You all 2nd person plural Formal when used in Spain (vs. vosotros/as) Used to talk to a group of 2 or more people Has 3rd person plural conjugation
Ellos = They 3rd person plural Used to talk about more than 1 person Can be a group of males or males & females.
Ellas = They 3rd person plural Used to talk about more than 1 person Only refers to a group of girls
You can organize these pronouns in a simple chart to help understand them better. Singular Plural Yo = I Nosotros = we (all male or mixed group) Nosotras = we (all female) Tú = you (familiar) Vosotros = all of you (familiar, male or mixed) Vosotras = all of you (familiar, all female) Él = he Ella = she Usted (Ud.) = you (formal) Ellos = They (all male or mixed) Ellas = They ( all female) Ustedes (Uds.) = all of you