SPANISH SUBJECT PRONOUN CHART

 

 

Below is a list of the subject pronouns in the Spanish language.  It will help determine verb forms when conjugating. 

 

1st person singular (1PS)          =          I                                   =          yo

 

2nd person singular (2PS)         =          you (familiar)                =          tú

 

3rd person singular (3PS)         =          you (formal)                  =          Usted (Ud.)

                                                            he                                 =          él

                                                            she                               =          ella

                                                            a sing. noun                  =          cat, dog, hat, man, girl, class...                                                             

(except yo or tú)

                                                            it                                  =          there is no word for “it” when it is

                                                                                                            used as a noun; it is just understood

                                   

1st person plural (1PP)             =          we                                =          nosotros or nosotras *(based on gender)

 

2nd person plural (2PP)            =          you all (familar)             =          vosotros or vosotras *(based on gender and

                                                                                                            not used regularly.  The formal “you all” is                                                                                                                                                                                 used almost all the time.)

 

3rd person plural (3PP)            =          you all (formal)             =          Ustedes (Uds.)

                                                =          they                              =          ellos or ellas *(based on gender)

                                                =          any plural noun             =          cats, dogs, hats, men, girls, classes...

                                                            (except nosotros/as

                                                                  or vosotros/as)

 

 

*In situations where a subject pronoun is chosen based on gender, use the male gender option for all male groups or groups containing males and females.  Use the female gender option for groups containing only females.

	jgk/102