The subject pronoun are as follows:
- Mi hermano y yo (My brother and I): nosotros (we)
- tu amigo y tú (you and your friend): ustedes (you-all)
- el profesor (professor): el (he)
- mis compañeros de clase (my classmates): ellos (they)
- unos chicos y unas chicas (some boys and some girls): ellos (they)
In English, we use personal subject pronouns out of need, for almost all sentences without subject nouns would be incomplete without them. However in Spanish, such pronouns are used primarily for emphasis or clarity, since a verb alone can be a complete sentence.
Here are the personal subject pronouns in 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
Note: Normally, no pronoun is used for "it" as the subject of a sentence.
Here are 10 facts about Spanish pronouns that will come in handy as you learn the language at Spanish.about.com.
Subject pronouns in Spanish are a lot like medicine — they're often essential, but their use should be avoided when they're not necessary. Overuse of subject pronouns — the equivalent of words such as "he," "she" and "they" — is common among English speakers learning Spanish.
It's important to remember that in Spanish the verb forms often make subject pronouns unnecessary, and when that's the case the pronouns shouldn't be used unless there's a reason to. Here is a sampling of sentences where pronouns are unnecessary at Spanish.about.com.