Spanish Pronouns363

Spanish pronouns are words that replace nouns or noun phrases. They are used to make sentences more concise and to avoid repetition. There are seven types of Spanish pronouns: personal, possessive, demonstrative, indefinite, relative, interrogative, and reflexive.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns refer to the speaker, the person being spoken to, or the person or thing being spoken about. They are divided into three persons: first person (I, me, we, us), second person (you, your, yours), and third person (he, she, it, they, them).

Person
Subject Pronoun
Object Pronoun

First Person
yo (I)
me (me)

Second Person
tú (you)
te (you)

Third Person
él (he)
lo (him)

ella (she)
la (her)

usted (you, formal)
le (you, formal)

ellos (they)
los (them)

ellas (they)
las (them)

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns indicate ownership. They are formed by adding the suffix -o to the noun they modify.

Noun
Possessive Pronoun

casa (house)
mi casa (my house)

libro (book)
tu libro (your book)

perro (dog)
su perro (his/her/its dog)

amigos (friends)
nuestros amigos (our friends)

familia (family)
vuestra familia (your family)

vecinos (neighbors)
sus vecinos (their neighbors)

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns point out or refer to specific nouns or noun phrases. They are divided into two types: definite (this, that, these, those) and indefinite (some, any, no).

Type
Singular
Plural

Definite
este (this)
estos (these)

ese (that)
esos (those)

aquel (that over there)
aquellos (those over there)

Indefinite
alguno (some)
algunos (some)

ningún (any, no)
ningunos (any, no)

Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns refer to an unspecified person or thing. They include words like alguien (someone), algo (something), and nadie (nobody).

Indefinite Pronoun
Meaning

alguien
someone

algo
something

nadie
nobody

nada
nothing

todo
everything

mucho
much

poco
little

Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns introduce subordinate clauses. They include words like que (that), quien (who), and donde (where).

Relative Pronoun
Meaning

que
that

quien
who

donde
where

cuando
when

como
as

por que
why

Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. They include words like quién (who), qué (what), and dónde (where).

Interrogative Pronoun
Meaning

quién
who

qué
what

dónde
where

cuándo
when

cómo
how

por qué
why

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the verb. They are formed by adding the suffix -se to the personal pronouns.

Personal Pronoun
Reflexive Pronoun

yo
me

tú
te

él
se

ella
se

usted
se

nosotros
nos

vosotros
os

ellos
se

ellas
se

ustedes
se