Apuntes (notes): SER, ESTAR, and SUBJECT PRONOUNS
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Pronouns replace nouns, for example, "it" can replace any object or item. Subject pronouns are used to refer to a subject of the sentence. Look at this example in English:
Holly went to the movies. Holly ate popcorn. Holly got home really late.
In that sentence, there are no subject pronouns, because I just repeated Holly's name, but it is repetitive. Pronouns are used to help avoid repetitiveness and to shorten communication.
Holly went to the movies. She ate popcorn. She got home really late.
See how much better that sounds when we use the subject pronoun "she" to replace Holly?
Here are the subject pronouns in Spanish.
Subject Pronouns- Los Pronombres de Sujeto
singular
plural
first person Yo (I) Nosotros, nosotras (we)
second personTú (you; informal, familiar) Vosotros (you all; not as commonly used in most Spanish-speaking countries as ustedes)
third person (except for ustedes)Él (he)
Ella (she)
Usted (you; formal, unfamiliar)
Ellos(they)
Ellas (they, all women)
Ustedes (you all)
Ser and Estar are the two most commonly used verbs in Spanish. They both mean "to be," but are used in different contexts.
Ser- to be Estar - to be
Soy (I am) Somos (we are) Estoy (I am) Estamos (we are)
Eres (you are; informal, familiar) Sois (you (all) are) Estás (you are; informal, familiar) Estáis (you (all) are)
Es (he is/she is/you are; formal, unfamiliar) Son (they are; you all are) Está (he is/she is/you are; formal, unfamiliar) Están (they are; you all are)
Uses of SER Uses of Estar
D- description (physical characteristics)O- occupation
C- characteristics (personality)
T- time
O- origin/nationality
R- relationships & religion
E- emotion
L- location
F- feeling
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Pronouns replace nouns, for example, "it" can replace any object or item. Subject pronouns are used to refer to a subject of the sentence. Look at this example in English:
Holly went to the movies. Holly ate popcorn. Holly got home really late.
In that sentence, there are no subject pronouns, because I just repeated Holly's name, but it is repetitive. Pronouns are used to help avoid repetitiveness and to shorten communication.
Holly went to the movies. She ate popcorn. She got home really late.
See how much better that sounds when we use the subject pronoun "she" to replace Holly?
Here are the subject pronouns in Spanish.
Subject Pronouns- Los Pronombres de Sujeto
singular
plural
first person Yo (I) Nosotros, nosotras (we)
second personTú (you; informal, familiar) Vosotros (you all; not as commonly used in most Spanish-speaking countries as ustedes)
third person (except for ustedes)Él (he)
Ella (she)
Usted (you; formal, unfamiliar)
Ellos(they)
Ellas (they, all women)
Ustedes (you all)
Ser and Estar are the two most commonly used verbs in Spanish. They both mean "to be," but are used in different contexts.
Ser- to be Estar - to be
Soy (I am) Somos (we are) Estoy (I am) Estamos (we are)
Eres (you are; informal, familiar) Sois (you (all) are) Estás (you are; informal, familiar) Estáis (you (all) are)
Es (he is/she is/you are; formal, unfamiliar) Son (they are; you all are) Está (he is/she is/you are; formal, unfamiliar) Están (they are; you all are)
Uses of SER Uses of Estar
D- description (physical characteristics)O- occupation
C- characteristics (personality)
T- time
O- origin/nationality
R- relationships & religion
E- emotion
L- location
F- feeling
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