Subject pronouns

1. Subject pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

2. What is a pronoun? • It’s a word used instead of a nounExample: “He,” “she,” and “it” • When the pronoun is the subject (the person doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a Subject Pronoun. Example: Bob is swimming. He is swimming. Subject Subject Pronoun

3. What are the English subject pronouns?

4. English subject pronouns and their Spanish equivalents • Spanish subject pronouns are similar to English, but there are some differences.

5. The first person singular pronoun “YO” • “Yo” means “I” and is used in the same way as in English. • It is not capitalized like its English equivalent “I” unless it starts a sentence: • Mi amigo y yo…

6. Second person singular pronounTú • Tú means you (familiar/ informal) • Used when talking to someone familiar

7. 3rd person singular masculine él • Él = he • It is used when talking ABOUT a boy/guy/man. • DON’T forget the accent mark! él = he el = the

8. 3rd person singular FeminineElla • Ella = she • It is used when talking ABOUT a girl/woman.

9. formal youUsted (Ud.) • Usted means you (formal) • Used when talking to someone you should respect. • Abbreviated= Ud. • Considered a 3rd person singular pronoun.

10. The first person plural pronoun “Nosotros / nosotras” • Use nosotros/ nosotras to talk about a group of people that includes you. It translates to “we.” Nosotros vs Nosotras ¿masculino o femenino?

11. The first person plural pronoun “Vosotros / Vosotras” • Use vosotros/ vosotras to talk to a group of people. • It translates to “you all(informal).” • It is only used in Spain amongst friends, family members, peers, and people you know well. People from other Spanish speaking-countries may have never heard of it before.

12. 3rd person Plural masculineEllos • Ellos = They (masculine) • It is used when talking ABOUT a group of boys/guys/men or a mixed group. • Ellos son de México.

13. 3rd person plural FeminineEllas • Ellas = They (feminine) • It is used when talking ABOUT a group of only females.

14. Ustedes (Uds.) • Abbreviated Capital “U”, lower case “d”, lower case “s” period. (Uds.) • Is a 2nd person plural pronoun that translates to “you all,” but requires a 3rd person plural conjugation to show respect to the speaker. For that reason it falls into the same box as “ellos” and “ellas.” It translates to “you all (formal)” in Spain, and “you all (formal AND informal)” everywhere else. • It has one use in Spain and two uses everywhere else. In Spain it is used to talk to 2 or more people of authority to show them respect. In every other Spanish-speaking country you can use it to talk to any 2 people or more.

15. YOU, You, and You • In English, there is only one “YOU”. It is singular and plural, masculine and feminine, formal and informal • In Spanish there are 5 ways to express “you” • tú • usted (Ud.) • vosotros • vosotras • ustedes (Uds.)

16. Differences – YOU: Tú vs. Usted Tú = you (informal/familiar) Use “tú” when talking to people with whom you are on a first name basis. friends family small children people younger than you pets Usted (Ud.) = you (formal) Use “Usted” when talking with people to whom you should show respect. People in authority (police, teachers, bosses, etc.) Strangers Acquaintances Adults

17. Differences – Y’all • In Spanish there are three ways to say “all of you” • Vosotros • Vosotras • Ustedes (Uds.) • Vosotros/vosotras are the plural forms of tú. Ustedes is the plural form of usted. • Vosotros is used when talking to a familiar group of males or a mixed group in Spain. • Vosotras is the feminine form of vosotros and is used when the entire group is female in Spain.