Subject Pronouns
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.1.1
Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns are the words that we use to replace nouns. In Spanish, they have subject pronouns but they don’t always need to use them with the verb.
Subject pronouns in Spanish
- You DO NOT always need to use subject pronouns in Spanish.
- This means, you don’t always need words like ‘yo’ or ‘tú’.
- The verb ending shows who is doing the verb.
I, you, he, she
- yo - I
- tú - you (singular)
- el - he/it
- ella - she/it
We, you, they
- nosotros/nosotras - we
- vosotros/vosotras - you (plural)
- ellos/ellas - they
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos
- We use 'nosotros', 'vosotros' and 'ellos' for:
- Talking about more than one masculine noun.
- Talking about male people, or a mixed group of masculine and feminine.
Nosotras, vosotras, ellas
- We use 'nosotras', 'vosotras' and 'ellas' for:
- Talking about more than one feminine noun or female people.
Test yourself on Subject Pronouns
How do you say 'we' in Spanish?
Which pronoun would you use based on this picture?