Pronouns Flashcards
(54 cards)
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Subject pronouns
A
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I
A
Yo
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You
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Tú
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He, it (masculine)
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Él
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She, it (feminine)
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Ella
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You (formal singular)
A
Usted
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We
A
Nosotros/as
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You (informal plural)
A
Vosotros/as
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They
A
Ellos/ellas
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You (formal plural)
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Ustedes
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Reflexive pronouns
A
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Myself
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Me
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Yourself
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Te
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Himself/herself
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Se
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Ourselves
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Nos
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A
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Yourselves (fam. Plural)
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Os
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Themselves
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Se
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Yourselves (formal plural)
A
Se
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Direct object pronouns
A
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When do you use direct object pronouns?
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- to substitute the person/thing that is receiving the action of the verb e.g Emily saw me
- Emily vio a mi madre (personal ‘a’ before mother because she is not the subject)
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Me (direct object)
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- me
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You (informal singular, direct object)
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Te
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Him, it (direct object)
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Le, lo (le for him, lo for it)
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Her, it (direct object)
La
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You (formal singular, direct object)
Le, lo, la
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Us (direct object)
Nos
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You (familiar plr)
Os
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Them (direct object)
Les (for people)/los/las (for things)
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I am looking at them (feminine)
Estoy mirándolas
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Indirect object pronouns, when are they used?
- denote person receiving something, but not the thing being received
- used for verbs that work like ‘gustar’ e.g me interesa etc.
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To me
Me
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To you
Te
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To him, to her, to it
Le
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To you (formal singular)
Le
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To us
Nos
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To you (familiar plural)
Os
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To them
Les
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To you (formal plural)
Les
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What happens when two object pronouns are used together?
Indirecta object pronoun comes first
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What happens if both the object pronouns are in the first person (begin with ‘l’)?
- indirect pronoun changes to se
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If there is any risk of confusion…
Add a él, a ella etc
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How to know if someone is the indirect object
Yo digo algo a mi novio
Yo veo algo a mi amiga ❌
- add the word “algo” after the verb, if the sentence makes sense, algo is the direct object and the person is the indirect object
- Yo le digo algo ✅
- La yo veo ✅
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When do you use prepositional pronouns?
- after a preposition
- a, ante, bajo, cabe, con, para, cerca de, entre, hasta, por, según, sobre etc.
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Me (prepositional)
- Mí
- has accent to distinguish itself from possessive mi = my
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You (prepositional, singular)
Ti
(No accent)
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Themselves
Sí mismos/mismas
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Herself
Si misma
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With him
Con él
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With you
Contigo
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With me
Conmigo
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When is sí used?
When the pronoun refers back to the person who is the subject of the verb, otherwise subject pronoun is used
E.g Maria had the parcel in front of her
María tenía el paquete delante de sí (in front of her)
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Exceptions
Según, entre, menos, excepto - yo and tú rather than mí and ti
