grammar.pronouns.subject

Subject pronouns: yo, tú, vos, él...

Yo, tú/vos, él/ella/usted, nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ellos/ellas/ustedes. Usted takes third-person verb forms despite meaning 'you'.

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Explanation

The full set: yo, tú (and vos in voseo regions), él, ella, usted, nosotros/nosotras, vosotros/vosotras (Spain only), ellos, ellas, ustedes. Usted and ustedes are grammatically third person: usted habla, ustedes hablan.

In Latin America, ustedes is the only 'you all' — informal or formal. Nosotras/vosotras/ellas mark all-female groups.

Examples

Usted tiene razón.
You (formal) are right.

Region: global

Nosotras llegamos primero.
We (women) arrived first.

Region: global

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