Maltese Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Maltese. 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: Jien
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You: Int
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He: Hu
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She: Hi
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| We: Aħna |
| You (pl.): Intom |
| They: Huma |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: Inħobbok (S), Inħobbkom (Pl)
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She is beautiful: Hi ħelwa
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| We are happy: Aħna ferħanin |
| They are dancing: Huma qed jiżfnu |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: Jien, Jiena, Lili
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You: Int, Inti, Lilek (S), Intom, Lilkom (Pl)
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Him: Hu, Huwa, Lilu
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Her: Hi, Hija, Lilha
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| Us: Aħna, Lilna |
| You (pl.): Intom, Lilkom |
| Them: Huma, Lilhom |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: Tini n-numru ċellulari / tat-telefown tiegħek
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I can give you my email: Nista' ntik l-indirizz elettroniku tiegħi
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| Tell him to call me: Għidlu jċempilli |
| Can you call us?: Tista' ċċemplilna? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: Tiegħi
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Your: Tiegħek
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His: Tiegħu
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Her: Tagħha
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| Our: Tagħna |
| Your (pl.): Tagħkom |
| Their: Tagħhom |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: In-numru tat-telefown tiegħi hu...
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His email is . . .: L-indirizz elettroniku tiegħu hu...
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| Our dream is to visit Spain: Il-ħolma tagħna hi li nżuru Spanja |
| Their country is beautiful: Pajjiżhom sabiħ |
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: Tiegħi
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Yours: Tiegħek (S), Tagħkom (Pl)
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His: Tiegħu
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Hers: Tagħha
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| Ours: Tagħna |
| Yours (pl.): Tagħkom |
| Theirs: Tagħhom |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: Dan il-ktieb huwa tiegħi
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Is this pen yours?: Din il-pinna hija tiegħek?
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| The shoes are hers: Iż-żraben huma tagħha |
| Victory is ours: Ir-rebħa hi tagħna |
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