Personal Pronouns — Subject Pronouns

Personal Pronouns — Subject Pronouns

Table of Subject Pronouns

The personal pronouns in Spanish, when used as the subject of the verb, are as follows:

	singular	plural
1st person	yo - I	nosotros - we (mas. and fem.) nosotras - we (fem. only)
2nd person	tú - you (familiar)	vosotros - you (familiar mas. fem.) vosotras -you (familiar fem. only)
3rd person	él - he ella - she usted - you (formal)	ellos (they - mas. and fem.) ellas (they - fem. only) ustedes - you (formal)

NOTE: The pronoun tú is used only in familiar conversation, with close friends or with members of one's family. Outside of Spain, vosotros has very limited use in present day Spanish; ustedes is now generally used in its place.

a) Since the ending of the verb in Spanish generally indicates the number and person of the subject, subject pronouns are used less often in Spanish than in English.

Hablamos siempre en inglés.
We always speak in English.

Vinieron juntos a la fiesta.
They came together to the party.

b) On the other hand, the subject pronouns are naturally used whenever it is necessary to indicate the subject clearly or to give emphasis to the subject.

Usted habla español bien.
You speak Spanish well.

Él es rico pero ella es pobre.
He is rich but she is poor.