Subject Pronouns“Los sujetos”

The subject of a sentence tells who is doing the action. Many times, a person’s name is the subject:

Gregorio escucha música.Gregorio listens to music.

Ana canta y baila.Ana sings and dances.

Subject Pronouns

• You can also use subject pronouns to tell who is completing the action. Subject pronouns replace names.

– Él escucha música.• He listens to music.

– Ella canta y baila.• She sings and dances.

Subject Pronouns in Spanish:

yo Inosotros wenosotras we

tú you (informal)

él heella sheUd. you (formal)

ellos theyellas theyUds. (ustedes) you all

Subject Pronouns

• Tú, Ud., and Uds. all mean you.

– Use tú with family, friends, people your age/ younger, & anyone you call by their first name.

– Use usted (Ud.) with adults you address with a title, such as Sr., Sra., or Srta.

– Use ustedes (Uds.) when talking to more than one person, regardless of age to say you all.

Subject Pronouns• If a group is made up of males only or males and

females together, use the masculine forms: nosotros, ellos

• If a group is all females, use the feminine forms: nosotras, ellas

• You can combine a subject pronoun & a name to form a subject:Alejandro y yo = nosotros Pepe y tú = Uds.Carlos y ella = ellos Lola y ella = ellas