Pronouns in Spanish

Possessives

Used to describe the ownership of an item.

Demonstratives

Commonly used in dialogue when in conjunction with a motion or signal such as pointing, picking up something, or looking.

El (Singular, Masculine)

Commonly acts as "he"

La (Singular, Feminine)

Commonly acts as "she"

Los (Plural, Masculine)

Commonly acts as "they" when referring to any group with at least one masculine item or male

Las (Plural, Feminine)

Commonly acts as "they" when referring to groups of only feminine items or females

Este

This (m)

Esa

That (f)

Aquellos

Those over there (m)

Aquella

That over there (f)

Mío

Mine (m)

Suyo

Their (m)

Nuestra

Our (f)

Esas

Those (f)

Tuya

Your (f)

Mías

Mine (f)

Aquel

That over there (m)

Suyas

Their (f)

Esto

This (n)

What causes pronouns to change ending in number or gender?

The object being discussed