Pronouns: Pronombres

A Pronoun is like a shortcut to refer to a noun. In Spanish, just as in English, you must have a prior idea about who él (he) or ella (she) is.


Subject
The subject pronoun replaces the subject of a sentence.

yo

él
ella
nosotros
ellos/as

I
you
he
she
we
they



Possessive
The possessive pronoun refers to something owned or possessed by someone.

mío/a
míos/as
tuyo/a
tuyos/as
suyo/a
suyos/as
nuestro/a
nuestros/as

mine
mine (plural)
yours
yours (plural)
his/hers/theirs
his/hers/theirs (plural)
ours
ours (plural)



Reflexive
The reflexive pronoun is used when the direct object and indirect object of a verb refer to the same person.

me
te
se
nos

myself
yourself
him/herself/yourselves/themselves
ourselves



Indefinite
The indefinite pronoun is used to refer to non-specific people or things.

algo
alguien
nadie
todo/a
todos/as
uno/a
unos/as
ninguno/a
mucho/a
muchos/as
poco/a
pocos/as

something
anybody
nobody
all
all
one
some
none
many
many
few
few



Relative
The relative pronoun gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

que
quien
cual
cuales
cuyo/a
cuyos/as
donde

that/which/who/whom
who/whom
which/that which
which/that which (plural)
whose
whose (plural)
where



Interrogative
The interrogative pronoun is used in questions.

qué
quién
quiénes
cuánto
cuántos

what
who/whom
who/whom (plural)
how much
how many (plural)



Demonstrative
The demonstrative pronoun replaces a noun while refering to it.

esto
éste
ésta
éstos
éstas
eso
ése
ésa
ésos
ésas
aquél
aquélla
aquéllos
aquéllas

this matter/this thing (neuter)
this one (masculine)
this one (feminine)
these ones (masculine)
these ones (feminine)
that matter/that thing (neuter)
that one (masculine)
that one (feminine)
those ones (masculine)
those ones (feminine)
that one over there (masculine)
that one over there (feminine)
those ones over there (masculine)
those ones over there (feminine)



Prepositional
The prepositional pronoun functions as the object of a verb or preposition. It is used after prepositions, generally to emphasize the noun that it replaces.

mi
vos*
él
ella
nosotros
ellos/as

me
you
he
she
we
they



Indirect Object Pronoun
The indirect object pronoun is a word that replace the indirect object, usually a person.

me
te
le
nos
les

me
you
you/him/her
us
them