Homonyms for these words are all included.
Unaccented forms (el) precede accented forms (él).
| el | the | definite article |
|---|---|---|
| él | he, it | subject pronoun |
| it, him | pronoun object of a preposition | |
| ella | she, it | subject pronoun |
| it, her | pronoun object of a preposition | |
| ello | it (neuter pronoun, verb subject or object of a preposition) | subject pronoun (neuter) |
| pronoun object of a preposition (neuter) | ||
| ellos | they | Subject pronoun |
| them | Pronoun object of a preposition. | |
| la | her, it | Direct object pronoun. |
| the | Definite article. | |
| le | to him/her/it/Ud. | Indirect object pronoun. |
| him, Ud. (masculine only) | Direct object pronoun (Spain only). | |
| les | to them/ustedes | Indirect object pronoun. |
| ustedes | Direct object pronoun (Spain only). | |
| lo | him, it | Direct object pronoun. |
| the | Neuter definite article, used to turn adjectives into abstract nouns (lo bueno, the good). | |
| los | them, ustedes | Direct object pronoun |
| the | Masculine plural definite article | |
| me | me; to me; myself | Direct, indirect, or reflexive verb object pronoun. |
| mi (no accent) | my | Possessive adjective (mi casa, "my house." |
| mí (accent) | me | Prepositional object pronoun (a mí, "to me.") |
| mía | my, mine | Possessive adjective when following noun (hijo mío, "my son"). Posessive pronoun if used alone (Es mío, "it's mine"). |
| mías | ||
| mío | ||
| míos | ||
| nos | us; to us; ourselves | Direct, indirect, or reflexive verb object pronoun. |
| nosotras | we, us | Subject and prepositional object pronoun. |
| nosotros | ||
| nuestra | our; ours | Possessive adjective when following noun (padre nuestro, "our father"). Possessive pronoun if used alone (Es nuestro, "It's ours"). |
| nuestras | ||
| nuestro | ||
| nuestros | ||
| os | you; to you; yourselves | Direct, indirect, or reflexive verb object pronoun. |
| se (no accent) | to him/her/it/them (indirect object pronoun); (reflexive pronoun) | Indirect object pronoun (before a direct object pronoun beginning with l). |
| himself, herself, itself, themselves,or left untranslated (as in "Se habla español). | Reflexive pronoun. | |
| sé (accent) | I know | 1s present indicative of saber, "to know." |
| be | Familiar positive command form of ser, "to be." Sé bueno, "be good." | |
| si (no accent) | if | Conjunction. |
| sí (accent) | yes | Adverb. |
| himself, herself, itself, themselves | Reflexive pronoun. | |
| su | his, her, its, their, your (usted/ustedes) | Possessive adjective |
| sus | ||
| suya | his/her/its/their/belong to usted(es); hers/theirs/of usted(es) | Possessive adjective when following noun (la casa suya, "his/her/their/usted(es) house"). Posessive pronoun if used alone (Es suyo, "it is his/hers/theirs/of usted(es)"). |
| suyas | ||
| suyo | ||
| suyos | ||
| te (no accent) | you; to you | Direct, indirect, or reflexive verb object pronoun. |
| té (accent) | tea (the beverage) | Noun. |
| ti | you | Prepositional object pronoun (a ti, to you). |
| tu | your | Possessive adjective. |
| tú | you | Subject pronoun. |
| tus | your | Possessive adjective. |
| tuya | your, yours | Possessive adjective when following noun (hijo mío, "my son"). Posessive pronoun if used alone (Es mío). |
| tuyas | ||
| tuyo | ||
| tuyos | ||
| usted | you | Subject and prepositional object pronoun. |
| ustedes | ||
| vosotras | you | Subject and prepositional object pronoun. |
| vosotros | ||
| vuestra | your, yours | Possessive adjective and pronoun. |
| vuestras | ||
| vuestro | ||
| vuestros |