๐Ÿ‘ค English Pronouns

Pronouns are words that replace nouns so you don't have to repeat the same person, place, animal, or thing over and over. English uses several kinds of pronouns, including subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, and reflexive pronouns. Learning them will help you speak and write more naturally. Each English word or phrase includes translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

๐ŸŸข Subject Pronouns

๐Ÿ‘ค I

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Yo
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Je
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Ich
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Io
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Eu

Example: I enjoy reading.
๐Ÿซต You

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Tรบ / Usted
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Tu / Vous
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Du / Sie
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Tu / Lei
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Vocรช / Tu

Example: You look tired.
๐Ÿ‘จ He

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ร‰l
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Il
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Er
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Lui
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Ele

Example: He plays the guitar.
๐Ÿ‘ฉ She

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Ella
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Elle
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Sie
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Lei
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Ela

Example: She works downtown.
๐Ÿถ It

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ร‰l / Ella / Eso
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Il / Elle / ร‡a
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Es
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Esso / Essa
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Ele / Ela / Isso

Example: It is raining.
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง We

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Nosotros / Nosotras
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Nous
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Wir
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Noi
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Nรณs

Example: We live nearby.
๐Ÿ‘ฅ They

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Ellos / Ellas
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Ils / Elles
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Sie
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Loro
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Eles / Elas

Example: They arrived early.

๐ŸŸก Object Pronouns

๐Ÿ™‹ Me

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Me
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Me / Moi
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Mich / Mir
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Mi / Me
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Me / Mim

Call me later.
๐Ÿซต You

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Te / Lo / La
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Te / Vous
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Dich / Dir / Sie
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Ti / La / Le
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Te / Vocรช

I saw you yesterday.
๐Ÿ‘จ Him

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Lo / Le
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le / Lui
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Ihn / Ihm
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Lo / Gli
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: O / Lhe

Please help him.
๐Ÿ‘ฉ Her

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: La / Le
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: La / Lui
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Sie / Ihr
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: La / Le
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: A / Lhe

I called her.
๐Ÿถ It

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Lo / La
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le / La
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Es
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Lo / La
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: O / A

Open it carefully.
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง Us

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Nos
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Nous
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Uns
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Ci / Noi
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Nos

Join us for dinner.
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Them

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Los / Las / Les
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Les / Eux / Elles
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Sie / Ihnen
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Li / Le / Loro
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Os / As / Lhes

Can you see them?

๐Ÿ”ต Possessive Pronouns

๐ŸŽ’ Mine

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Mรญo / Mรญa
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le mien / La mienne
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Meiner / Meine
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Il mio / La mia
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Meu / Minha

That backpack is mine.
๐Ÿ“ฑ Yours

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Tuyo / Tuya / Suyo / Suya
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le tien / La tienne / Le vรดtre
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Deiner / Deine / Ihrer
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Il tuo / La tua / Il suo
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Seu / Sua / Teu / Tua

Is this phone yours?
๐Ÿš— His / Hers

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Suyo / Suya
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le sien / La sienne
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Seiner / Ihre
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Il suo / La sua
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Dele / Dela

The blue car is his. The red one is hers.
๐Ÿก Ours

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Nuestro / Nuestra
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le nรดtre / La nรดtre
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Unser / Unsere
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Il nostro / La nostra
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Nosso / Nossa

The house is ours.
๐Ÿ“š Theirs

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Suyo / Suya
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Le leur / La leur
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Ihrer / Ihre
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Il loro / La loro
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Deles / Delas

Those books are theirs.

๐Ÿง  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.

โœ… He is ready.
โœ… They are waiting.
โŒ 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.

โš ๏ธ Common Beginner Mistakes

โŒ Him is my teacher.
โœ… He is my teacher.
โŒ Me like coffee.
โœ… I like coffee.
โŒ I saw she yesterday.
โœ… I saw her yesterday.
โŒ This backpack is your's.
โœ… This backpack is yours.

โ“ Useful Questions

๐Ÿ‘ค Who is she?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ยฟQuiรฉn es ella?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Qui est-elle ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Wer ist sie?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Chi รจ lei?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Quem รฉ ela?

Ask about someone's identity.
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Who are they?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ยฟQuiรฉnes son ellos?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Qui sont-ils ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Wer sind sie?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Chi sono loro?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Quem sรฃo eles?

Ask about a group of people.
๐ŸŽ’ Is this yours?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ยฟEs esto tuyo?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Est-ce ร  toi ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Ist das deins?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: รˆ tuo questo?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Isso รฉ seu?

Ask who owns something.
๐Ÿค Can you help me?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ยฟMe puedes ayudar?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Pouvez-vous m'aider ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Kรถnnen Sie mir helfen?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Puoi aiutarmi?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Vocรช pode me ajudar?

A useful everyday question.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Everyday Conversation

Looking for a Backpack

A: Is this your backpack?
B: No, it's hers.
A: Then whose is it?
B: I think it's theirs.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish:
A: ยฟEs esta tu mochila?
B: No, es de ella.
A: Entonces, ยฟde quiรฉn es?
B: Creo que es de ellos.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French:
A: Est-ce ton sac ร  dos ?
B: Non, c'est le sien.
A: Alors ร  qui est-il ?
B: Je pense que c'est le leur.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German:
A: Ist das dein Rucksack?
B: Nein, er gehรถrt ihr.
A: Wem gehรถrt er dann?
B: Ich glaube, er gehรถrt ihnen.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian:
A: รˆ il tuo zaino?
B: No, รจ il suo.
A: Allora di chi รจ?
B: Penso che sia il loro.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese:
A: Esta รฉ a sua mochila?
B: Nรฃo, รฉ dela.
A: Entรฃo de quem รฉ?
B: Acho que รฉ deles.

๐Ÿ“ Example Sentences

โ˜‚๏ธ She forgot her umbrella.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Ella olvidรณ su paraguas.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Elle a oubliรฉ son parapluie.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Sie hat ihren Regenschirm vergessen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Lei ha dimenticato il suo ombrello.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Ela esqueceu o guarda-chuva.
๐ŸŽธ He taught us a new song.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ร‰l nos enseรฑรณ una canciรณn nueva.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Il nous a appris une nouvelle chanson.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Er hat uns ein neues Lied beigebracht.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Lui ci ha insegnato una nuova canzone.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Ele nos ensinou uma mรบsica nova.
๐Ÿ• They ordered dinner online.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Ellos pidieron la cena en lรญnea.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Ils ont commandรฉ le dรฎner en ligne.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Sie haben online Abendessen bestellt.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Hanno ordinato la cena online.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Eles pediram o jantar online.
๐Ÿ“ฆ It arrived this morning.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Llegรณ esta maรฑana.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Il est arrivรฉ ce matin.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Es ist heute Morgen angekommen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: รˆ arrivato questa mattina.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Chegou esta manhรฃ.
๐Ÿšฒ We ride our bikes every weekend.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Montamos en bicicleta todos los fines de semana.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Nous faisons du vรฉlo tous les week-ends.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Wir fahren jedes Wochenende Fahrrad.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Andiamo in bici ogni fine settimana.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Andamos de bicicleta todos os fins de semana.
๐ŸŽง Those headphones are mine.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Esos auriculares son mรญos.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Ces รฉcouteurs sont ร  moi.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Diese Kopfhรถrer gehรถren mir.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Quelle cuffie sono mie.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Aqueles fones de ouvido sรฃo meus.

๐Ÿ† Final Practice

Replace each noun with the correct pronoun before pressing play.

  • Emma โ†’ she
  • My brother โ†’ he
  • The dog โ†’ it
  • My parents โ†’ they
  • David and I โ†’ we
  • The red bicycle โ†’ it