What are pronouns?
What are pronouns?
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If you are asking about general grammar for any language, and not a specific question about Spanish or English, then it can be said that a pronoun replaces a proper noun.
The word 'pronoun' comes from, if my marginal Latin skills serve me well, the preposition 'pro' and the noun 'nomen'. It would therefore translate roughly as that which is used in favor of/instead of a proper noun.
Some examples would be: he/él, I/yo, you/tú, etc. All these words stand in place of the subjects actual name, therefore they are pronouns. Also, words like 'it' are pronouns. For example: "it is brown". What is brown? THE DOG is brown. "It" in this case has replaced the word "(The) Dog".
