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Liam Parker

Updated on June 08, 2026

The 12 Personal Subject Pronouns of Spanish
yo — I.tú — you (singular familiar)usted — you (singular formal)él, ella — he, she.nosotros, nosotras — we.vosotros, vosotras — you (plural familiar)ustedes — you (plural formal)ellos, ellas — they.

What are the 10 subject pronouns in Spanish?

The Spanish subject pronouns are: yo, tú, él, ella, usted in the singular, and nosotros/nosotras, vosotros/vosotras, ellos/ellas, ustedes in the plural. Don’t use the subject pronouns (other than usted and ustedes) with verbs except for emphasis or clarity. Make sure you choose the correct form of the verb.

How do you use yo tu el Ella usted?

o yo is first person singular. o tú is second person singular. o él, ella and usted are all third person singular. o nosotros is first person plural. o vosotros is second person plural (only used in Spain). o ellos, ellas and ustedes are third person plural.

What do tú and usted mean?

An Intro to Spanish Second-person Pronouns

In Spain, the singular second-person subject pronouns are tú (informal “you,” one person) and usted (formal “you,” one person). The plural forms are vosotros/vosotras (informal men or mixed groups/a group of all women) and ustedes (formal, group).

How do you conjugate tu?

If the subject is you – informal (tú), conjugate by dropping the ending and add -as (for -ar verbs) or -es (for -er and -ir verbs). If the subject is he (él), she (ella) or you – formal (usted), conjugate by dropping the ending and add -a (-ar verbs) or -e (-er and -ir verbs).

What are the 7 possessive pronouns?

The independent possessive pronouns are mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. The possessive adjectives, also called possessive determiners, are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their.

How do you use ella in Spanish?

In Spanish we use the personal pronouns él for he, ella for she and usted1 for you (formal). We often see them before the verb. We use them for emphasis or to avoid confusion.

We can substitute él for the name of a boy/man in a sentence. We can substitute ella for the name of a girl/woman in a sentence.

How do you address three girls in Spanish?

Ellos, Ellas

Ellos and ellas follow the same rules for gender as nosotros, nosotras, vosotros and vosotras.

What is Ella in English?

In she/her/ella, the word ella—pronounced [ eh-yah ]—is the Spanish pronoun equivalent to the English she or her (in Spanish, the same word is used regardless of whether it’s the subject or the object). In he/him/él, él—simply pronounced [ el ]—is the Spanish pronoun equivalent to the English he or him.

Should I use tu vs usted?

This is the general rule: Use tú for informal situations such as with friends, children, young people, people you know very well. Use usted (Ud.) for formal situations such as in a job interview, in a bank, with elderly people, with someone you don’t know or somone you have just met.

When should I use usted?

Usted is the formal “you.” The plural is ustedes, which is used in both formal and informal situations. The object pronoun for usted is lo or la (used to simplify sentences like “I called you,” so that llamado a usted becomes lo llamado or la llamado, depending on the gender of the person being addressed).