Accidental Reflexive
The reflexive construction, used mainly with pronominal verbs, can also be used passively to describe accidental and unplanned occurrences. This is called la voz media in Spanish.
Pronouns
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Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns (this one, that one, the one[s], these, those) refer to a previously-mentioned noun in a sentence. Spanish demonstrative pronouns are more complicated than their English counterparts, because there are three different sets and because they must agree in gender and number with the noun they replace.
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Direct Objects
A direct object is a noun, whether person or thing, that someone or something acts upon or does something to. In both Spanish and English, direct objects are often replaced with direct object pronouns: me, te, lo, la, nos, os, los, las.
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Donde – Relative Pronoun
The Spanish relative pronoun donde means “where” and is often preceded by a preposition.
Double Pronoun Order
Sometimes one pronoun just isn’t enough. A Spanish sentence might need both a direct and indirect object, or a reflexive pronoun plus an object. These "double pronouns" cannot be separated, but the word order is very simple.
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El cual – Relative Pronoun
The Spanish relative pronoun el cual usually means “who” or “whom” and has four different forms.
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El que – Relative Pronoun
The Spanish relative pronoun el que usually means “who” or “whom” and has four different forms.
Ello – Neuter Subject Pronoun
Ello is the Spanish neuter subject pronoun, used to mean “it” when referring to something non-specific.
Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns are vague – they either refer to unspecific nouns (like un otro and algo) or make sweeping generalizations (cada uno, todo).
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Indirect Object Pronoun Verbs
There are about a dozen Spanish verbs which must be conjugated with an indirect object pronoun, such as gustar and importar. This grammatical construction does not exist in English, but it’s not difficult once you get used to it.