👤 English Pronouns

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Pronouns replace nouns so you don't have to repeat the same person, place, animal, or thing. English uses subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive pronouns. Learning them will help you speak and write more naturally. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Subject Pronouns

👤 I
the person speaking
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Yo
🇫🇷 French: Je
🇩🇪 German: Ich
🇮🇹 Italian: Io
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu
Example: I enjoy reading.
🫵 You
the person you are talking to
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tú / Usted
🇫🇷 French: Tu / Vous
🇩🇪 German: Du / Sie
🇮🇹 Italian: Tu / Lei
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você / Tu
Example: You look tired.
👨 He
a male person already named
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Él
🇫🇷 French: Il
🇩🇪 German: Er
🇮🇹 Italian: Lui
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ele
Example: He plays the guitar.
👩 She
a female person already named
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Ella
🇫🇷 French: Elle
🇩🇪 German: Sie
🇮🇹 Italian: Lei
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ela
Example: She works downtown.
🐶 It
a thing, animal, or idea
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Él / Ella / Eso
🇫🇷 French: Il / Elle / Ça
🇩🇪 German: Es
🇮🇹 Italian: Esso / Essa
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ele / Ela / Isso
Example: It is raining.
👨‍👩‍👧 We
the speaker plus one or more other people
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Nosotros / Nosotras
🇫🇷 French: Nous
🇩🇪 German: Wir
🇮🇹 Italian: Noi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nós
Example: We live nearby.
👥 They
more than one person or thing
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Ellos / Ellas
🇫🇷 French: Ils / Elles
🇩🇪 German: Sie
🇮🇹 Italian: Loro
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eles / Elas
Example: They arrived early.

🟡 Object Pronouns

🙋 Me
object form of I
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me
🇫🇷 French: Me / Moi
🇩🇪 German: Mich / Mir
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi / Me
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Me / Mim
Call me later.
🫵 You
object form; same word as the subject
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Te / Lo / La
🇫🇷 French: Te / Vous
🇩🇪 German: Dich / Dir / Sie
🇮🇹 Italian: Ti / La / Le
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Te / Você
I saw you yesterday.
👨 Him
object form of he
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Lo / Le
🇫🇷 French: Le / Lui
🇩🇪 German: Ihn / Ihm
🇮🇹 Italian: Lo / Gli
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O / Lhe
Please help him.
👩 Her
object form of she
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La / Le
🇫🇷 French: La / Lui
🇩🇪 German: Sie / Ihr
🇮🇹 Italian: La / Le
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A / Lhe
I called her.
🐶 It
object form for a thing or animal
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Lo / La
🇫🇷 French: Le / La
🇩🇪 German: Es
🇮🇹 Italian: Lo / La
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O / A
Open it carefully.
👨‍👩‍👧 Us
object form of we
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Nos
🇫🇷 French: Nous
🇩🇪 German: Uns
🇮🇹 Italian: Ci / Noi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nos
Join us for dinner.
👥 Them
object form of they
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Los / Las / Les
🇫🇷 French: Les / Eux / Elles
🇩🇪 German: Sie / Ihnen
🇮🇹 Italian: Li / Le / Loro
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Os / As / Lhes
Can you see them?

🔵 Possessive Pronouns

🎒 Mine
belongs to me
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mío / Mía
🇫🇷 French: Le mien / La mienne
🇩🇪 German: Meiner / Meine
🇮🇹 Italian: Il mio / La mia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meu / Minha
That backpack is mine.
📱 Yours
belongs to you
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tuyo / Tuya / Suyo / Suya
🇫🇷 French: Le tien / La tienne / Le vôtre
🇩🇪 German: Deiner / Deine / Ihrer
🇮🇹 Italian: Il tuo / La tua / Il suo
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Seu / Sua / Teu / Tua
Is this phone yours?
🚗 His / Hers
belongs to him / belongs to her
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Suyo / Suya
🇫🇷 French: Le sien / La sienne
🇩🇪 German: Seiner / Ihre
🇮🇹 Italian: Il suo / La sua
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Dele / Dela
The blue car is his. The red one is hers.
🏡 Ours
belongs to us
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Nuestro / Nuestra
🇫🇷 French: Le nôtre / La nôtre
🇩🇪 German: Unser / Unsere
🇮🇹 Italian: Il nostro / La nostra
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nosso / Nossa
The house is ours.
📚 Theirs
belongs to them
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Suyo / Suya
🇫🇷 French: Le leur / La leur
🇩🇪 German: Ihrer / Ihre
🇮🇹 Italian: Il loro / La loro
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Deles / Delas
Those books are theirs.

🧠 Useful Grammar

Pronouns replace nouns
Instead of repeating the same noun, use a pronoun.

Emma forgot her keys.
She went back to get them.
Every sentence needs a subject
Most English sentences begin with a subject pronoun or noun.

✅ He is ready.
✅ They are waiting.
❌ Is ready.
Choose the correct pronoun
Use subject pronouns before the verb and object pronouns after the verb or a preposition.

She called him.
The gift is for us.

⚠️ Common Beginner Mistakes

❌ Him is my teacher.
✅ He is my teacher.
use the subject form before the verb
❌ Me like coffee.
✅ I like coffee.
the subject is I, not me
❌ I saw she yesterday.
✅ I saw her yesterday.
use the object form after the verb
❌ This backpack is your's.
✅ This backpack is yours.
possessive pronouns have no apostrophe

❓ Useful Questions

👤 Who is she?
ask about one woman's identity
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Quién es ella?
🇫🇷 French: Qui est-elle ?
🇩🇪 German: Wer ist sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Chi è lei?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quem é ela?
👥 Who are they?
ask about a group of people
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Quiénes son ellos?
🇫🇷 French: Qui sont-ils ?
🇩🇪 German: Wer sind sie?
🇮🇹 Italian: Chi sono loro?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quem são eles?
🎒 Is this yours?
ask who owns something
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Es esto tuyo?
🇫🇷 French: Est-ce à toi ?
🇩🇪 German: Ist das deins?
🇮🇹 Italian: È tuo questo?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Isso é seu?
🤝 Can you help me?
subject you + object me
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me puedes ayudar?
🇫🇷 French: Pouvez-vous m'aider ?
🇩🇪 German: Können Sie mir helfen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Puoi aiutarmi?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você pode me ajudar?

💬 Everyday Conversation

Looking for a backpack
practice possessive pronouns
A: Is this your backpack?
B: No, it's hers.
A: Then whose is it?
B: I think it's theirs.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Es esta tu mochila?
🇪🇸 B: No, es de ella.
🇪🇸 A: Entonces, ¿de quién es?
🇪🇸 B: Creo que es de ellos.

🇫🇷 A: Est-ce ton sac à dos ?
🇫🇷 B: Non, c'est le sien.
🇫🇷 A: Alors à qui est-il ?
🇫🇷 B: Je pense que c'est le leur.

🇩🇪 A: Ist das dein Rucksack?
🇩🇪 B: Nein, er gehört ihr.
🇩🇪 A: Wem gehört er dann?
🇩🇪 B: Ich glaube, er gehört ihnen.

🇮🇹 A: È il tuo zaino?
🇮🇹 B: No, è il suo.
🇮🇹 A: Allora di chi è?
🇮🇹 B: Penso che sia il loro.

🇵🇹 A: Esta é a sua mochila?
🇵🇹 B: Não, é dela.
🇵🇹 A: Então de quem é?
🇵🇹 B: Acho que é deles.

📝 Example Sentences

☂️ She forgot her umbrella.
subject she + possessive her
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Ella olvidó su paraguas.
🇫🇷 French: Elle a oublié son parapluie.
🇩🇪 German: Sie hat ihren Regenschirm vergessen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lei ha dimenticato il suo ombrello.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ela esqueceu o guarda-chuva.
🎸 He taught us a new song.
subject he + object us
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Él nos enseñó una canción nueva.
🇫🇷 French: Il nous a appris une nouvelle chanson.
🇩🇪 German: Er hat uns ein neues Lied beigebracht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lui ci ha insegnato una nuova canzone.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ele nos ensinou uma música nova.
🍕 They ordered dinner online.
plural subject they
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Ellos pidieron la cena en línea.
🇫🇷 French: Ils ont commandé le dîner en ligne.
🇩🇪 German: Sie haben online Abendessen bestellt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Hanno ordinato la cena online.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eles pediram o jantar online.
📦 It arrived this morning.
it replaces a thing
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Llegó esta mañana.
🇫🇷 French: Il est arrivé ce matin.
🇩🇪 German: Es ist heute Morgen angekommen.
🇮🇹 Italian: È arrivato questa mattina.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chegou esta manhã.
🚲 We ride our bikes every weekend.
subject we + possessive our
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Montamos en bicicleta todos los fines de semana.
🇫🇷 French: Nous faisons du vélo tous les week-ends.
🇩🇪 German: Wir fahren jedes Wochenende Fahrrad.
🇮🇹 Italian: Andiamo in bici ogni fine settimana.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Andamos de bicicleta todos os fins de semana.
🎧 Those headphones are mine.
possessive pronoun after the verb
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Esos auriculares son míos.
🇫🇷 French: Ces écouteurs sont à moi.
🇩🇪 German: Diese Kopfhörer gehören mir.
🇮🇹 Italian: Quelle cuffie sono mie.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Aqueles fones de ouvido são meus.
Almost. Q7 was confusing: “belongs to you” can mean **yours**, but the answer was **mine**. Use this version.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the pronoun that fits.
Question 1 of 8
✅ Correct: 0
❓ Questions: 0
🎯 Accuracy: 0%