Catalan Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Catalan. 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: jo
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You: tu / vostè / vosaltres
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He: ell
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She: ella
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| We: nosaltres |
| You (pl.): Vosaltres |
| They: ells |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: T'estimo
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She is beautiful: (Ella) és preciosa
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| We are happy: Estem contents |
| They are dancing: (Ells) Ballen |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: 'm
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You: tu / vostè / vosaltres
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Him: ell
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Her: ella
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| Us: nosaltres |
| You (pl.): vosaltres |
| Them: ells |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: Dóna'm el teu telèfon.
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I can give you my email: Et puc donar la meva adreça electrònica.
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| Tell him to call me: Digues-l'hi que em truqui. |
| Can you call us?: Ens pots trucar? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: el(s) meu(s) / la (les) meva (meves)
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Your: el(s) teu(s) / la (les) teva (teves)
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His: el(s)seu(s) / la (les) seva (seves)
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Her: el(s) seu(s) / la (les)seva (seves)
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| Our: el (la) nostre / els (les) nostres |
| Your (pl.): el(s) vostre(s) |
| Their: el(s) seu(s) / la (les)seva (seves) |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: El meu número de telèfon és...
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His email is . . .: el seu correu electronic és...
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| Our dream is to visit Spain: El nostre somni és visitar Espanya |
| Their country is beautiful: El seu país és formós |
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: meu(s) / meva(meves)
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Yours: teu(s) / teva(teves)
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His: seu(s) / seva(seves)
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Hers: seu(s) / seva(seves)
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| Ours: nostre(s) |
| Yours (pl.): vostre(s) |
| Theirs: seu(s) / seva(seves) |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: el llibre és meu
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Is this pen yours?: La ploma és teva?
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| The shoes are hers: Les sabates són seves. (d'ella). |
| Victory is ours: La Victòria és nostra! |
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