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Nepali Pronouns

This is a list of pronouns in Nepali. 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:
ma
You: तिमी
timī
He:
u
She: तिनी
tinī
We: हामी
hāmī
You (pl.): ितमीहरू
̔itamīharū
They: तिनीहरू
tinīharū

Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.

I love you: म ितमीलाई माया गर्छु।
ma ̔itamīlā'ī māyā garchu.
She is beautiful: ऊनी रामी छिन्।
Ūnī rāmī chin.
We are happy: हामी खुसी छौ।
Hāmī khusī chau.
They are dancing: ितनीहरू नाचिरहेको छ।
̔Itanīharū nācirahēkō cha.

Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".

Me:
Ma
You: तिमी
timī
Him:
u
Her: उनको
unakō
Us: हामी
hāmī
You (pl.): ितमीहरू
̔itamīharū
Them: तिनीहरू
tinīharū

These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.

Give me your phone number: ितमो टेलिफोन नम्बर देऊ।
̔itamō ṭēliphōna nambara dē'ū.
I can give you my email: म मेरो ईमेल ितमीलाई दिन्छु।
Ma mērō īmēla ̔itamīlā'ī dinchu.
Tell him to call me: उसलाई मलाई फोन गर्न भनिढेऊ।
Usalā'ī malā'ī phōna garna bhaniḍhē'ū.
Can you call us?: के ितमीले हामीलाई टेिलफोन गर्न सक्छौ?
Kē ̔itamīlē hāmīlā'ī ṭēilaphōna garna sakchau?

We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".

My: मेरो
Mērō
Your: तिम्रो
timrō
His: उस्को
uskō
Her: तिनको
tinakō
Our: हाम्रो
hāmrō
Your (pl.): ितमो
̔itamō
Their: तिनीहरूको
tinīharūkō

Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.

My phone number is . . .: मेरो टेिलफोन नम्बर -
mērō ṭēilaphōna nambara -
His email is . . .: उसको ईमेल
usakō īmēla
Our dream is to visit Spain: हाम्रो सपना स्पेन घुम्न जाने हो।
hāmrō sapanā spēna ghumna jānē hō.
Their country is beautiful: उनीहरूको ढेश राम्रो छ।
Unīharūkō ḍhēśa rāmrō cha.

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: मेरो
Mērō
Yours: तिम्रो
timrō
His: उस्को
uskō
Hers: उनको
unakō
Ours: हाम्रो
hāmrō
Yours (pl.): ितमीहरूको
̔itamīharūkō
Theirs: तिनीहरूको
tinīharūkō

These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.

The book is mine: यो मेरो िकताब हो।
yō mērō ̔ikatāba hō.
Is this pen yours?: के यो ितमो कलम हो?
Kē yō ̔itamō kalama hō?
The shoes are hers: जुत्ता यँहा छ।
Juttā yam̐hā cha.
Victory is ours: जित हामो हो।
Jita hāmō hō.

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