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Pronouns - Definitions
Subject pronouns are used
in place of naming the person
or thing. In Spanish, if the
meaning is clear,
it is usually omitted.
(Yo) soy de Boliva.
(Tú) eres de Mexico.
(Tú) hablas español.
I am from Colombia.
You are from Mexico.
You speak Spanish.
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNSSUBJECT PRONOUNS
In Spanish a reflexive verb indicates
something that a person can do involving
himself (comb one’s hair,
brush one’s teeth, etc.).
The pronoun is either placed before
the verb or attached to
the end of the infinitive.
Yo me lavo los dientes.
Yo me visto.
Él se baña.
Él quiere bañarse.
I brush my teeth.
I get dressed.
He takes a bath.
He wants to take a bath.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
PREPOSITIONAL PRONOUNS
Direct object (d.o.) pronouns
refer to something or someone that
has already been mentioned.
The pronoun agrees in gender
(masculine or feminine)
and in number (singular or plural)
with the noun.
Yo como el tomate.
Yo lo como.
I eat the tomato.
I eat it.
I eat the pear.
I eat it.
I eat them.
I want to eat them.
Yo como la pera.
Yo la como.
Yo las como.
Yo quiero comerlas.
INDRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
Indirect object (i.o.) pronouns tell
to
whom
or
for whom
the action is
performed.
David throws me
the ball (d.o).
David throws me it.
David throws us it.
David me (i.o) tira
el balón (d.o.).
David me lo tira.
David nos lo tira.
Masculine
Feminine
When you want to emphasize
or clarify the meaning,
a propositional pronoun may be used
.
(Note: prepositional pronouns
come after prepositions.)
The book is for me.
El libro es para mí.
Note. Reflexive verbs don’t exist in English.
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