Spanish Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Spanish. This includes subject, object, and the possessive. These are used on a daily basis, so don't skip this lesson. We start with the object pronouns such as "I, you, her ..."
I: yo
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You: tu / usted
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He: él
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She: ella
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| We: nosotros |
| You (pl.): vosotros / ustedes |
| They: ellos |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: Te amo / te quiero
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She is beautiful: Ella es guapa / hermosa / bella
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| We are happy: Somos felices |
| They are dancing: Están bailando |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: yo
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You: te
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Him: le (él)
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Her: le (ella)
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| Us: nos |
| You (pl.): les |
| Them: los |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: Dame tu número de teléfono.
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I can give you my email: Te puedo dar mi Email
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| Tell him to call me: ¡Dile que me llame! |
| Can you call us?: ¿Puedes llamarnos? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: mi
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Your: tu
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His: su (él)
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Her: su (ella)
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| Our: nuestro |
| Your (pl.): vuestro |
| Their: su (ellos) |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: Mi número de teléfono es
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His email is . . .: Su correo electrónico es
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| Our dream is to visit Spain: Soñamos con visitar España |
| Their country is beautiful: Su país es muy bello |
This is the possessive pronoun. Used as an alternative to the possessive adjectives above. Instead of saying "It is my dog" you can say "It is mine".
Mine: mio
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Yours: tuyo
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His: suyo (de él)
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Hers: suyo (de ella)
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| Ours: nuestro |
| Yours (pl.): vuestro |
| Theirs: suyo (de ellos / ellas) |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: El libro es mío
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Is this pen yours?: Es tuyo este bolígrafo?
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| The shoes are hers: Los zapatos son suyas |
| Victory is ours: La victoria es nuestra |
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