In Spanish, subject pronouns are used to clarify or emphasize the subject. In most cases, they are optional because you can tell what the subject is by looking at the verb conjugation (ending).
Singular |
Plural |
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1st |
yo |
I |
1st |
nosotros, nosotras |
we |
2nd |
tú |
you (familiar) |
2nd |
vosotros, vosotras |
you [all] (familiar) |
3rd |
usted, Ud. él ella |
you (formal) he she |
3rd |
ustedes, Uds. ellos ellas |
you [all] (formal) they (masculine) they (feminine) |
(In the following list of observations, all subject pronouns are in bold.)
As with all romance languages, Spanish nouns show grammatical gender: la mesa, el árbol (the table, the tree). Articles, adjectives, and pronouns match the grammatical gender of the noun they describe. At the time of this writing in summer 2022, Spanish has not yet developed a consistent gender-neutral pronoun or gender-neutral adjective ending. Several have been proposed: the arroba @ - (for example, chic@), an X (as you may have seen in the descriptor Latinx, widely used in the United States), and the pronoun elle (which takes adjective endings of -e).
For more information, see Wikipedia's entry on Elle.
Actividades de comunicación |
Tell your partner the subject pronoun you would use in the blanks. Your partner will agree or disagree. If your partner disagrees, a new pronoun must be offered and an explanation as to why that one is better should be made until you both agree.
Actividad 1 continued (parte 2):
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