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This is a list of pronouns in Belarusian. This includes subject, object, and the possessive. These are used on a daily basis, so don't skip this lesson. We start with the object pronouns such as "I, you, her ..."
I: я ja |
You: ты / вы / вы ty / vy / vy |
He: ён jon |
She: яна jana |
We: мы my |
You (pl.): вы vy |
They: яны jany |
Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: Я цябе кахаю Ja ciabie kachaju |
She is beautiful: Яна прыгожая Jana pryhožaja |
We are happy: Мы шчаслівыя My ščaslіvyja |
They are dancing: Яны танчаць Jany tančać |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: сябе, мне, мяне, я siabie, mnie, mianie, ja |
You: ты / вы / вы ty / vy / vy |
Him: яго; яму jaho; jamu |
Her: яе; ёй jaje; joj |
Us: нас / нам / намі; мы nas / nam / namі; my |
You (pl.): вас / вам / вамi / вы vas / vam / vami / vy |
Them: іх / ім / імі іch / іm / іmі |
These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: Дай мне свой нумар тэлефона Daj mnie svoj numar teliefona |
I can give you my email: Я магу даць табе сваю электронную пошту Ja mahu dać tabie svaju eliektronnuju poštu |
Tell him to call me: Скажы яму, няхай патэлефануе мне Skažy jamu, niachaj pateliefanuje mnie |
Can you call us?: Ты можаш патэлефанаваць нам? Ty možaš pateliefanavać nam? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: мой / мая / маё; мае moj / maja / majo; maje |
Your: твой / твая / тваё / твае tvoj / tvaja / tvajo / tvaje |
His: яго / ягоны jaho / jahony |
Her: яе; ёй jaje; joj |
Our: наш / нашая / нашае naš / našaja / našaje |
Your (pl.): ваш / ваша / вашы vaš / vaša / vašy |
Their: іх / іхні іch / іchnі |
Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: Мой нумар тэлефона ... Moj numar teliefona ... |
His email is . . .: Яго электронная пошта ... Jaho eliektronnaja pošta ... |
Our dream is to visit Spain: Мы марым наведаць Іспанію My marym naviedać Ispanіju |
Their country is beautiful: Іх краіна прыгожая Ich kraіna pryhožaja |
This is the possessive pronoun. Used as an alternative to the possessive adjectives above. Instead of saying "It is my dog" you can say "It is mine".
Mine: мой / мая / маё; мае moj / maja / majo; maje |
Yours: твой / твая / тваё / твае; ваш / ваша / вашы tvoj / tvaja / tvajo / tvaje; vaš / vaša / vašy |
His: яго / ягоны jaho / jahony |
Hers: ейны / яе jejny / jaje |
Ours: наш / нашая / нашае / нашыя naš / našaja / našaje / našyja |
Yours (pl.): ваш / ваша / вашае / вашыя vaš / vaša / vašaje / vašyja |
Theirs: іх / іхні; свой / свая / сваё / свае іch / іchnі; svoj / svaja / svajo / svaje |
These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: Гэта мая кніга Heta maja knіha |
Is this pen yours?: Гэта ваша ручка ? Heta vaša ručka ? |
The shoes are hers: Гэта яе туфлі Heta jaje tuflі |
Victory is ours: Перамога наша Pieramoha naša |
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