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| Subject pronouns are generally used only for emphasis of clarification. | |
| Generally, the use of tú is reserved for those individuals whom you call on a first name basis. Usted is most frequently used with individuals with whom you've just met, or whom you refer to as mister or misses. | |
| In some countries however, the use of vosotros has become much more commonly used than ustedes. | |
| When combination subjects such as he and I or you and she are used in Spanish, there are "strong" and "weak" pronouns: yo is stronger than tú, tú is stronger than él and ella, and usted is stronger than tú. | |
| a. tú + yo = nosotros and él + yo = nosotros. | |
| b. tú + él or ella = vosotros | |
| c. tú + usted = ustedes | |
| In Spanish, there is no impersonal subject pronoun "it." Rather, "it" is expressed by the third person singular verb form. | |
| Llueve mucho hoy. | - It is raining a lot today. |
| No funciona. | - It doesn't work. |
| Es difícil ganarse la vida. | - It is difficult to make/earn a living. |
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