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Belarusian Pronouns

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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