Pronoun Table — Reference
All Spanish pronoun forms in one place.
Subject pronouns
| Person | Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | yo | nosotros / nosotras | I / we |
| 2nd informal | tú | vosotros / vosotras | you / you all (informal) |
| 2nd formal | usted (Ud.) | ustedes (Uds.) | you / you all (formal) |
| 3rd masculine | él | ellos | he / they |
| 3rd feminine | ella | ellas | she / they |
Direct object pronouns
Replace the noun directly receiving the action.
| Person | Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | me | nos | me / us |
| 2nd informal | te | os | you / you all |
| 2nd formal / 3rd masc. | lo | los | him / it / you (formal) / them / you all |
| 3rd feminine | la | las | her / it / them |
Indirect object pronouns
Replace the noun receiving the action indirectly (the “to/for whom”).
| Person | Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | me | nos | to me / to us |
| 2nd informal | te | os | to you / to you all |
| 3rd (any gender) / 2nd formal | le | les | to him/her/it/you (formal) / to them / to you all |
When
le/lesappears directly beforelo/la/los/las, it changes to se: Se lo dije.
Reflexive pronouns
Used when the subject acts on itself.
| Person | Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | me | nos | myself / ourselves |
| 2nd informal | te | os | yourself / yourselves |
| 3rd / 2nd formal | se | se | himself/herself/itself/yourself (formal) / themselves/yourselves |
Common reflexive verbs
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| llamarse | to be called (lit. to call oneself) |
| levantarse | to get up |
| acostarse | to go to bed |
| despertarse | to wake up |
| vestirse | to get dressed |
| bañarse | to bathe (oneself) |
| sentarse | to sit down |
| irse | to leave |
| quedarse | to stay |
| preocuparse | to worry |
Possessive adjectives
| English | Masc. sing. | Fem. sing. | Masc. plural | Fem. plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| my | mi | mi | mis | mis |
| your (informal) | tu | tu | tus | tus |
| his/her/its/your (formal) | su | su | sus | sus |
| our | nuestro | nuestra | nuestros | nuestras |
| your all (informal) | vuestro | vuestra | vuestros | vuestras |
| their/your all (formal) | su | su | sus | sus |
Only nuestro/vuestro agree in gender. mi/tu/su only agree in number.
Prepositional pronouns
Used after prepositions (a, para, con, de, por, etc.).
| Person | Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | mí | nosotros/as | me / us |
| 2nd informal | ti | vosotros/as | you / you all |
| 2nd formal / 3rd | usted / él / ella | ustedes / ellos / ellas | you (formal) / him / her / they |
Special:
con+mí→ conmigo (with me) ·con+ti→ contigo (with you)
Pronoun order when stacked
When using both indirect + direct pronouns in the same sentence:
Order: [Indirect] [Direct] + Verb
| Indirect | + Direct | Example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| se | lo | Se lo dije. | I told it to him/her. |
| se | la | Se la enviaron. | They sent it to her. |
| me | lo | Me lo dijo. | He told it to me. |
| te | la | Te la mando. | I’ll send it to you. |
| nos | los | Nos los dieron. | They gave them to us. |
Quick comparison: English → Spanish pronouns
| Role | English | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| I (subject) | I | yo |
| me (direct) | me | me |
| me (indirect) | me / to me | me |
| you (subject, informal) | you | tú |
| you (subject, formal) | you | usted |
| him (subject) | he | él |
| him (direct) | him | lo |
| him (indirect) | him / to him | le (→ se before lo/la) |
| her (subject) | she | ella |
| her (direct) | her | la |
| her (indirect) | her / to her | le (→ se before lo/la) |
| we (subject) | we | nosotros/as |
| us (direct + indirect) | us | nos |
| they (subject) | they | ellos/ellas |
| them (direct, masc.) | them | los |
| them (direct, fem.) | them | las |
| them (indirect) | them / to them | les (→ se before lo/la) |
See also: Subject Pronouns — explanation with examples.
See also: Object Pronouns — direct and indirect in detail.