Subject pronouns
subject pronounI, you, he, she, we, you, they. are used to replace a noun which is the subject of the verbA 'doing' word; a word expressing action. 'Walk', 'talk', 'come', 'go', 'eat' and 'sleep' are all verbs., in other words, the person or thing that is doing the action in the sentence.
The words I, you, he, she, we, you and they are subject pronouns, eg Leo juega al fútbol (Leo plays football) becomes é juega al fútbol (he plays football). Subject pronouns are mostly used for emphasis in Spanish:
| yo | I |
| ú | you (singular) |
| é | he |
| ella | she |
| usted | you (formal singular) |
| nosotros | we (all male or a mixed group) |
| nosotras | we (all female) |
| vosotros | you (plural - all male or a mixed group) |
| vosotras | you (plural - all female) |
| ellos | they (all male or a mixed group) |
| ellas | they (all female) |
| ustedes | you (formal plural) |
| yo |
| I |
| ú |
| you (singular) |
| é |
| he |
| ella |
| she |
| usted |
| you (formal singular) |
| nosotros |
| we (all male or a mixed group) |
| nosotras |
| we (all female) |
| vosotros |
| you (plural - all male or a mixed group) |
| vosotras |
| you (plural - all female) |
| ellos |
| they (all male or a mixed group) |
| ellas |
| they (all female) |
| ustedes |
| you (formal plural) |
Different ways of saying "you"
There are different ways of saying you in Spanish:
- use ú to talk to one person
- use vosotros for more than one person
- usted and ustedes mean you in formal situations, eg a job interview, talking to a head teacher, talking to someone you don't know etc.
Question
Replace the subject in bold with the correct subject pronoun.
- Joel vive en Madrid.
- Isabella y Elena fueron al cine.
- Miguel y yo estamos muy contentos.
- Ana, Susana y Pedro van al mismo colegio.
- É vive en Madrid (He lives in Madrid).
- Ellas fueron al cine (They went to the cinema).
- Nosotros estamos muy contentos (We are very happy).
- Ellos van al mismo colegio (They go to the same school).