Quick intro about gendered names in Spanish

In Spanish, nouns are gendered, generally masculine or feminine. This is true of inanimate objects (the table = la mesa), animals (the fly = la mosca), and people. However, as there is a spectrum of gender identities and gender expressions, Spanish is still figuring out how to best represent those who might not fall into the masculine/feminine binary. While there are some competing ideas on how to represent non-binary identities in Spanish, the most common usage is the pronoun “elle”. In this textbook, we will occasionally use “elle” to represent people who are non-binary.

Subject Pronouns

The verb “Ser” – Indicative present