Gramática: pronombres
The subject noun of a sentence is the person, place or thing who does the action in a sentence. In English, you'll usually find the subject noun at or near the beginning of the sentence.
Examples
Lisa takes her hat.
Mark wears sneakers.
Lisa and Mark walk to the park.
A subject pronoun is a substitute word for the subject noun.
Examples
She takes her hat.
He wears sneakers.
They walk to the park.
There are 7 subject pronouns in English: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
There are 12 subject pronouns in Spanish, and there is no subject pronoun for it.
List of Subject Pronouns
I = yo
you = tú
you sir, you ma'am = usted
he = él
she = ella
we = nosotros
we (all women) = nosotras
you-all = vosotros
you-all (all women) = vosotras
you sirs, you ladies = ustedes
they = ellos
they (all women) = ellas
Now let's review.
Singular pronouns (one person)
| English |
Spanish |
| I |
yo |
| you (casual) |
tú |
| you (polite) |
usted |
| he |
él |
| she |
ella |
Plural pronouns (2 or more people)
| English |
Spanish |
| we |
nosotros |
| we (all girls) |
nosotras |
| y'all (casual) |
vosotros |
| y'all (casual, all girls) |
vosotras |
| y'all (polite) |
ustedes |
| they |
ellos |
| they |
ellas |
Now you can use the pronouns in a sentence.
For example, to say that the person or the group is eating, say:
| English |
Spanish |
or ... |
| I eat |
yo como |
como |
| you (casual) eat |
tú comes |
comes |
| you (polite) eat |
usted come |
come |
| he eats |
él come |
come |
| she eats |
ella come |
come |
| we eat |
nosotros(as) comemos |
comemos |
| y'all (casual) eat |
vosotros(as) coméis |
coméis |
| y'all (polite) eat |
ustedes comen |
comen |
| they eat |
ellos(as) comen |
comen |
To say that the person or the group is drinking something, say:
| English |
Spanish |
or ... |
| I drink |
yo bebo |
bebo |
| you (casual) drink |
tú bebes |
bebes |
| you (polite) drink |
usted bebe |
bebe |
| he drinks |
él bebe |
bebe |
| she drinks |
ella bebe |
bebe |
| we drink |
nosotros(as) bebemos |
bebemos |
| y'all (casual) drink |
vosotros(as) bebéis |
bebéis |
| y'all (polite) drink |
ustedes beben |
beben |
| they drink |
ellos(as) beben |
beben |
You can see who drinks what where and when in the video below:
You can watch an instructional video on pronouns here:
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Summary
- The use of subject pronouns is optional.
- The subject pronouns are:
1 person: yo (I)
tú, usted (you)
él (he)
ella (she)
2 or more people: nosotros, nosotras (we)
vosotros, vosotras, ustedes (you-all)
ellos, ellas (they)
- There are 2 words for you and 3 words for you-all:
The informal you = tú and the formal you = usted
The informal you-all = vosotros, vosotras and the formal you-all = ustedes
- Use the feminine plural pronouns nosotras, vosotras, ellas if everyone in the group is female. If not, use the masculine - nosotros, vosotros, ellos.
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