Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns

• Los Pronombres Personales

What is a noun?

• Person
• Place
• Thing
• Idea

What is a pronoun?

• It is a word that is used instead of a noun and still maintains the meaning of the sentence.
• The man is from Mexico.
• He is from Mexico.
• Maria and I are going to the store.
• We are going to the store.
• My friends are buying the bread.
• They are buying it.

Subject Pronouns

• A subject pronoun is a word that replaces the noun that is doing the action of the sentence.
• My father works in New York.
• He works in New York.

English Subject Pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st Person	I	We
2nd Person	You	You (y’all)
3rd Person	He She It	They

Spanish Subject Pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person

• El
• Ella
• usted

• Nosotros
• Nosotras

• Vosotros
• Vosotras

• Ellos
• Ellas
• Ustedes

• Yo

• Tu

Yo

• Yo means I.
• It is used in the same way as English.
• It is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence.

Tu 2nd person singular

• Tu means YOU informally (familiar).
• Used when talking to someone informally

El 3rd person singular

• El = he or it
• It is used when talking about a boy, man, or something “masculine”.
• DON’T forget the accent mark.
• El = he
• El = the

Ella 3rd person singular

• Ella = she or it
• It is used to talk about a girl or something “feminine”.
• It sounds like “ay-yah” NOT “el-lah”

Usted Formal You

• Usted = You (formal and singular)
• Used to talk to someone you should respect.
• Ud.
• It is considered a 3rd person singular pronoun.

Nosotros (as) 1st person plural

• Used to talk about a group of people that includes you.
• Nosotras is used when the group is all females.
• Nosotros is used when the group is either all males or a mixed group of people.

Vosotros(as) 2nd person plural

• Vosotros(as) is used to address a group of people.
• It is informal
• It is used only in Spain.

Ellos 3rd person plural

• Ellos = They
• It is used to talk about a group of boys, guys, men, “masculine” objects, or a mixed group.
• Pronounciation: “ay-yohs”

Ellas 3rd person plural

• Ellas = they
• It is used to talk about a group of females or “feminine” objects.
• Pronounced: “ay-yahs”

Which subject pronoun would you use to replace these subjects?

• The man is going to the store with her.
• My sister is dancing the tango.
• Marco and Rafael are having coffee.
• The teacher is giving the lesson.
• You and Paco are studying Spanish.
• Ana and Rosita live in Madrid.
• My mother’s mother is my grandmother.
• Miguel and I are sitting in class.