Spanish Personal Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

Personal pronouns are the ones we use to talk about people.

In English, we use: I, you, he, she, we, and they.

In Spanish, there's a little bit more to know.

In Spanish, there are 5 total yous.

2 informal yous vary by location.

You may have noticed a lot of yous!

Additionally, usted is the formal you.

Ustedes means you all and is the plural form, for addressing any group. Vosotros is like ustedes, but used in Spain.

For a group of all females, use ellas to say they.

For mixed groups or only males, use ellos.

Plural

We already learned él is he, ella is she, and elle is they singular.

Use these to talk about someone else.

Singular

• Use possessive pronouns to talk about anything that belongs to someone.

• In English, we use: my, your, his, her, our, and their.

• In Spanish, you MUST use one of these to show ownership. Apostrophes are NOT used in Spanish.

Possessive Adjectives

When you use a possessive adjective, it must agree in gender and number with what belongs to the person.

Notice that su(s) is the form for her, his, and their.

Using Possessive Adjectives

The following slides have multiple choice questions for you to demonstrate what you learned. Feel free to go back first if you need to.