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Subject
Pronouns |
| yo |
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| tú*
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*In
some countries in Central & South
America vos
is used instead of tú. |
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SUBJECT
PRONOUNS
Subject pronouns represent the
subject of the sentence. That is whoever/whatever
is doing the action. Once you've established the
subject, a pronoun usually comes into play to represent
that subject - instead of saying it over and over
again.
"My Dad is getting
older. My Dad lives in a big house. My Dad helps
me a lot. My Dad doesn't spend a lot of money.
My Dad doesn't watch TV."
That paragraph sounds stupid saying
"My Dad" over and over again. It would
be much better to use the subject pronoun "he."
By the same token, you can't always
say John & I, or my family and
I, or the class and I. "We"
is much simpler. |
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REFLEXIVE
PRONOUNS
Reflexive pronouns are used in
conjunction with a verb. Whatever action is taking
place reflects back to the subject - being that
the subject is doing something to/for him/herself.
I'm buying myself
a car. And I'm trying to talk myself
out of it. But I feel myself
leaning more and more toward just going for it!
The reflexive pronoun in Spanish goes right before
the conjugated verb, or gets attached to an infinitive,
or can be attached to a present participle. HUH???
What does that mean? |
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Direct
Object Pronouns |
| me |
nos |
| te |
os |
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It
depends on whether the Usted/Ustedes
in the sentence are "he's"
or "she's." To a male Usted
you'd say "lo"
- and to a female Usted you'd say
"la."
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DIRECT
OBJECT PRONOUNS
Direct object pronouns work as representations
of the object of a verb's action.
What are some things that you buy?
... a car, a house,
dogfood, clothes, stamps, gas, etc.
So, somebody buys a car, then goes
out and washes the car, then goes and puts gas in
the car, then drives the car home ...
What did somebody buy? What did he/she
wash? What did he/she drive?
That's the direct object! |
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Indirect
Object Pronouns |
| me |
nos |
| te |
os |
| le |
les |
If
there is a 3rd person direct object
pronoun (lo,
la,
los,
las)
with the 3rd person forms (le
or les),
then these change to SE. |
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INDIRECT
OBJECT PRONOUNS
Indirect object pronouns are the recipients of
the direct object. They often deal with who a given
action/object is to
or for.
I'm giving the dog a treat.
I'm frying the kids some eggs.
I'm taking my sick uncle some menudo.
Nobody is giving the dog. A treat is being given.
To
or For
whom?
Nobody is frying kids! Eggs are being fried !!!
To
or For
whom?
I'm not taking a sick uncle anywhere. I'm taking
menudo. To
or For
whom?
Un-huh ... You got it !!! |
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Possessive
Pronouns |
| mi(s) |
nuestro(s)
nuestra(s) |
| tu(s) |
vuestro(s)
vuestra(s) |
| su(s) |
su(s) |
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POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns will be easiest of all to understand,
I think.
My book! My house! My
car! My money! My idea! My friends!
Your book? Your house? Your car? Your money? Your
idea? Your friends ???
The odd thing about Spanish is that the possessive
pronouns have to agree in number with whatever items
are "owned."
Mi libro. Mi casa. Mi carro.
Mi dinero. Mi idea. Mis amigos.
Tu libro. Tu casa. Tu carro. Tu dinero. Tu idea.
Tus amigos.
Notice how the very last item (friends=amigos)
has a changed possessive pronoun. That's because
it's a plural item. |
