(See pages 252, 254, & 256.)
we
you
you
they
(See pages 252, 254, & 256.)
BOX 12
In Spanish, if the meaning
is understood, the pronoun
may be omitted.
In English it is never omitted
unless it’s a command.
Go! Hurry! –
¡
Vaya!
¡
Apúrate!
Yo voy a Brasil
or
Voy a Brasil.
I go to Brazil.
OMITTED PRONOUNS
BOX 13
SPANISH PRONOUNS
PRONOUNS
BOX 14
BOX 16
ENDINGS
In the pronouns,
nosotros, vosotros
and
ellos
,
(we, you, they)
the
–os
ending is changed to
–as
when referring to the female gender.
nosotras, vosotras, ellas
The –
os
endings refer to males or
people in general.
nosotros, vosotros, ellos
PRONOUNS
Pronouns are used
so you don’t always have
to call a person (or thing)
by his or her name.
She is tall.
He is tall.
It is tall.
Ella es alta. (f)
Él es alto. (m)
Es alto.
Plural
I
you (familiar)
he, she
you (formal)
Singular
ENGLISH PRONOUNS
These are the pronouns in English.
In English
you
can refer to
either singular or plural.
These are the pronouns in Spanish.
Notice the different forms of the
pronoun,
you
.
(PRONOUNS)
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BOX 15
Notice that when using
ella (she)
the adjective ends in an
-a.
When using
él (he)
the adjective
ends in
-o.
PRONOUNS
In Spanish the pronoun,
it
is built into the verb,
es.
Es
can be translated
it’s
or
it is
(
as well as
is
).
It’s big. – Es grande.
It is big. – Es grande.
BOX 17
Except for in a few countries, the
pronoun,
vosotros (you)
is seldom used.
yo
él
ella
nosotros-as
ellos-as
tú, vosotros-as,
usted (Ud.),
ustedes (Uds.)
yo
tú
él, ella
usted (Ud.)
nosotros-as
vosotros-as
ustedes (Uds.)
ellos-as
(See page 12.)
PluralSingular
I
he
she
(it)
we
they
you
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