pronoun

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprəʊnaʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈproʊˌnaʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prō′noun′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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pronoun n (linguistics: substitute for noun)pronombre nm
 You don't need to repeat the noun here; you can use a pronoun instead.
 No necesitas repetir el sustantivo aquí, puedes usar un pronombre.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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direct object pronoun n (grammar: type of object) (gramática)pronombre de objeto directo grupo nom
  pronombre átono acusativo grupo nom
 "It" can be a direct object pronoun in English.
indirect object pronoun n (grammar: type of object) (gramática: tipo de objeto)pronombre de objeto indirecto grupo nom m
 "Her" is the indirect object pronoun in the sentence "I bought a plate for her."
object pronoun pron (grammar: type of object)pronombre de objeto directo loc nom m
 "Him" can function as an object pronoun in English.
personal pronoun n (grammar: I, you, our, his, etc.) (gramática)pronombre personal grupo nom
 Instead of saying "Mary is here" we can replace 'Mary' with the personal pronoun 'she'.
 En lugar de decir "Mary está aquí" podemos reemplazar "Mary" con el pronombre personal "ella".
reflexive pronoun n (grammar: personal pronoun with -self)pronombre reflexivo nm + adj
 "Myself" is an example of a reflexive pronoun.
relative pronoun n (grammar: who, what, etc.)pronombre relativo grupo nom
 Relative pronouns are used to avoid repeating names of people.
 Los pronombres relativos se utilizan para evitar repetir los nombres de las personas.
subject pronoun n (pronoun in nominative case) (gramática)pronombre personal de sujeto grupo nom
 In Spanish, subject pronouns are frequently omitted as the verb form clarifies who is performing the action.
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'pronoun' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
demonstrative - herself - himself - indirect object - itself - Mx - myself - pronominal - reflexive pronoun - subject pronoun - themselves - there - yourself
Spanish:
pronombre - la - plural mayestático - pronombre demostrativo - pronombre indefinido - pronombre interrogativo - pronombre personal - pronombre posesivo - pronombre relativo - relativo


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