Term
Subject Pronouns
SINGULAR
FIRST PERSON
yo |
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
SINGULAR
FIRST PERSON
I |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
SECOND PERSON
tú |
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
SECOND PERSON
you (familiar) |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
SECOND PERSON
usted (Ud.) |
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
SECOND PERSON
you (formal)
study tip: use formal to address a person with whom you have a formal or more distant relationship, such as a superior at work, a professor or an older person |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
THIRD PERSON
él |
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
THIRD PERSON
he |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
THIRD PERSON
ella |
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
SINGLUAR
THIRD PERSON
she |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
FIRST PERSON
nosotros |
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
FIRST PERSON
we (masculine)
study tip: remember that masculine usually ends in os |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
FIRST PERSON
nosotras
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
FIRST PERSON
we (feminine)
study tip: remember that feminine usually ends in as |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
SECOND PERSON
vosotros
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
SECOND PERSON
you (masculine, familiar)
study tip: remember that masculine usually ends in os & familiar means you are addressing a friend, family member or a child you know well |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
SECOND PERSON
vosotras
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
SECOND PERSON
we (feminine, familiar)
study tip: remember that feminine usually ends in as & familiar means you are addressing a friend, family member or a child you know well |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
SECOND PERSON
ustedes
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
SECOND PERSON
you (formal)
study tip: use formal to address a person with whom you have a formal or more distant relationship, such as a superior at work, a professor or an older person |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
THIRD PERSON
ellos
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
THIRD PERSON
they (masculine)
study tip: remember that masculine usually ends in os |
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Term
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
THIRD PERSON
ellas |
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Definition
Subject Pronouns
PLURAL
THIRD PERSON
they (feminine)
study tip: remember that feminine usually ends in as |
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Term
These masculine plural forms
refer to a
group of males
or to a mixed group of
males and females |
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Definition
nosotros (we, masculine)
vosotros (we, feminine)
ellos (they, masculine) |
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These feminine plural forms
may be used to refer to
groups that are exclusively female
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Definition
nosotras (we, feminine)
vosotras (you, feminine, familiar)
ellas (they, feminine) |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
SINGULAR FORMS
yo soy |
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Definition
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
SINGULAR FORMS
tú eres |
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Definition
SINGULAR FORMS
you are (familiar) |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
SINGULAR FORMS
usted es |
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Definition
The verb ser (to be)
SINGULAR FORMS
you are (formal) |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
SINGULAR FORMS
él es |
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Definition
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The verb ser (to be)
SINGULAR FORMS
ella es |
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Definition
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
PLURAL FORMS
nosotros somos |
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Definition
PLURAL FORMS
we are (masculine) |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
PLURAL FORMS
nosotras somos |
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Definition
PLURAL FORMS
we are (feminine) |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
PLURAL FORMS
vosotros sois |
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Definition
PLURAL FORMS
you are (familiar)
study tip: please note that this form of the verb ser is primarily used in Spain
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
PLURAL FORMS
vosotras sois |
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Definition
PLURAL FORMS
we are (feminine)
study tip: this form of the verb ser is typically only used in Spain |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
PLURAL FORMS
ustedes son |
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Definition
PLURAL FORMS
you are (formal) |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
PLURAL FORMS
ellos son |
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Definition
PLURAL FORMS
they are (masculine) |
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Term
The verb ser (to be)
PLURAL FORMS
ellas son |
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Definition
PLURAL FORMS
they are (feminine) |
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Term
Uses of ser
Ser is used to identify PEOPLE
translate the question below:
¿Quién es él? |
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Definition
Using Ser to identify people...
Who is he? |
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Term
Uses of ser
Ser is used to identify PEOPLE
translate the question below:
¿Es Javier Gómez Lozano? |
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Definition
Ser is used to identify PEOPLE
He is Javier Gómez Lozano
¿Es Javier Gómez Lozano?
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Term
Uses of ser
Ser is used to identify THINGS
translate the question below:
¿Qué Es? |
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Definition
Ser is used to identify THINGS
What is it?
¿Qué Es?
study tip: there is no Spanish equivalent of the English subject pronoun it. Generally, it is not expressed in Spanish. |
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Term
Uses of ser
Ser is used to identify THINGS
translate the question below:
¿Es un mapa de España. |
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Definition
Ser is used to identify THINGS
It's a map of Spain.
¿Es un mapa de España. |
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Uses of ser
Ser also expresses possession
There is no equivalent of the Noun plus an apostrophe to show possession - therefore, the preposition de is used:
NOTE the difference in order:
NOUN + de + OWNER
¿Es el diario de Maite.
FLIP CARD FOR TRANSLATION |
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Definition
¿Es el diario de Maite.
NOUN + de + OWNER
It's Maite's diary.
study tip: it also helped me to understand that the preposition de means "of" or "from", so a direct translation of this sentence would be:
It is the diary of Maite.
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Contractions using the preposition de with an article
When "de" is folow by the article "el", the two combine to form the contraction "del".
De does not contract with la, las, or los
Es la computadora del conductor.
FLIP CARD FOR TRANSLATION |
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Definition
Es la computadora del conductor.
It's the driver's computer. |
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