Now, there's something a little weird in that English pronoun chart: English has the very same word-"you"-for referring to just one person and for talking to a group of people.
In Spanish and many European languages, there are basically six slots for types of pronouns, and here they are in English: Pronouns like vosotros replace a noun, and languages have different pronouns for different linguistic situations. To understand what vosotros is in English, first let's review what pronouns are and how they work in English and Spanish (and in many other European languages). Ok, ¿estáis listos? (That's the Spain verb form for "ok, are y'all ready?") Pronouns 101 It'll be a quick tour through pronouns, etymology, and Spanish dialects! Today we'll get into Spanish verb forms and how vosotros fits in. You'd sort of see it in textbooks, but it was often skipped, and I was mostly told to ignore it…and then I studied abroad in Spain. When I studied Spanish in school in the U.S., one year we needed to know vosotros and the next we didn't, and it was always back and forth like that. So my question is: Is this something that will come in later units, or has there been a reason not to incorporate this?Īhh, vosotros–that's the form of "y'all" used in Spain! What is it, why is it there, and do you need to know it?
I came across vosotros and looked it up, because vosotros and the verb endings were unfamiliar to me. I just celebrated my 365-day streak in Spanish on Duolingo, and I’ve recently tried to read some Spanish books to test my skills. We're back this week with another learner-inspired Dear Duolingo post! We've gotten a number of similar questions about this topic, and it's one I remember thinking about a lot, when I first traveled to Spain: This week's question: Welcome to another week of Dear Duolingo, an advice column just for language learners.
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