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Personal Subject Pronouns
Who is it?
What is a pronoun?
 A pronoun takes the place of one or
more nouns, to avoid redundancy
(repetition).
 Pronouns can function as subjects or
objects.
Subject Pronouns
 Identify the person that is doing an
action.
 Clarify the person that is doing an
action.
 Agree with the verb that it
accompanies.
 Certain subject pronouns can
determine gender.
The singular subject pronouns
Spanish
English
Yo
I
Tú
You (informal)
Ud. (usted)
You (formal)
Él
He
Ella
She
Tú – “you” familiar (informal)
singular
 Is used with family and friends
 Is used with pets
 Anyone who you would treat with
familiarity.
Usted– “you” formal, singular
 Anyone who you would treat with
respect.
 Using “Usted” demonstrates respect
linguistically.
 There is no direct equivalent in English
(“you” means “you”)
The plural subject pronouns
Spanish
English
Nosotros
We
Vosotros
You all (informal)
Y’all
Uds. (ustedes
You all (formal)
Ellos
They (males or mixed)
Ellas
They (females)
Vosotros– “you all” familiar
(y’all) plural
 Is used with family and friends
 Is used with pets
 Any one group who you would treat
with familiarity.
 This is a form that is primarily used in
Peninsular Spain.
Ustedes– “you all” formal,
plural
 Any one group who you would treat
with respect.
 Using “Ustedes” demonstrates
respect linguistically.
 Counts for both formal and informal
groups in the Americas.
 In Spain, “vosotros” is used for informal
group address.
What about “it”?
 There are a few representations for
“it” in Spanish, but they are used
under specific grammatical
circumstances.
 In order to identify the object that is
assigned to the verb simply mention
the noun by name.
Uses of subject pronouns
 Deliberately underscore a subject
 Ella es profesora.
 Emphasis
 Yo estoy bien.
 Clarification with similar verb forms
 Usted es de Colombia, ella es de Perú.
 Demonstrate respect linguistically.
 ¿Cómo está usted?