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Usage: Nouns
For all words in Spanish (as with any language), remember that any word has two identities: it will be a part of speech (noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, conjunction, interjection), and it will have a function (subject, object, verb, object of a preposition) in the statement. Unlike the English, words are rarely used for more than one part of speech.

For example, in English, we might say, "I'm taking a drive to town." "Drive" is a noun here. Or we might say, "I will drive to town." "Drive" is a verb here. In Spanish, any such dual roles are rare. (Go to Resources to see a primer on parts of speech.)

In Spanish, the only words that change depending on function are the personal pronouns. There are a few rules to remember about these pronouns, and the rules will be explained in this module. The following page will discuss nouns.
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