Subject Pronouns Los sujetos The subject of a
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 I tú you (informal) él ella Ud. he she you (formal) nosotros nosotras we we ellos they ellas they Uds. (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 Carlos y ella = ellos Pepe y tú = Uds. Lola y ella = ellas
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