Pronouns
Subject pronouns
Subject pronouns replace the person or thing who is doing the action of the verb. It is not always necessary to use subject pronouns in Spanish but they can be used for emphasis.
Object pronouns
Direct object pronouns replace a noun that is the direct object of the verb. Indirect object pronouns replace a noun which is not the direct object of the verb.
Position of direct and indirect pronouns
Object pronouns come in front of the verb, when the verb is conjugated and after the verb in its infinitive, imperative, or present participle form.
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are used with reflexive verbs, when the subject performs an action to itself, or when talking about relationships with other people.
Higher Tier - Disjunctive pronouns
Disjunctive pronouns are used after prepositions and can also be used for emphasis. There are special forms to say ‘with me’ (‘conmigo’) and ‘with you’ (‘contigo’).
Constructions with 'lo'
The word ‘lo’ means different things in Spanish depending on how it is used. ‘Lo’ can be followed by an adjective or a superlative to form an abstract noun.
Relative pronouns
Relative pronouns are words such as ‘that’, ‘who’ and ‘which’. In English relative pronouns. can be left out of the sentence but they must always be used in Spanish.
Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns can substitute nouns in a sentence. Some indefinite pronouns need to agree in gender and number with the noun they are substituting but others don’t.
Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used in place of a noun and a possessive adjective. They must agree in gender and number with the noun in the phrase they replace.
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