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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: म ma |
You: तिमी timī |
He: उ 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: म Ma |
You: तिमी timī |
Him: उ 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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