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Pashtu Pronouns

This is a list of pronouns in Pashtu. 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: زه

You: ته / تا

He: هغه مذکر

She: هغه مونث

We: موږ

You (pl.): تاسی، تاسو

They: هغوی

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

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I love you: زه له تاسره مینه کوم

She is beautiful: داښایسته ده

We are happy: موږخوشاله یو

They are dancing: دوی ګډاوی کوی

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

Me: ما ته

You: تاته / تاسو ته

Him: هغه سړی

Her: هغه ښځه

Us: مونږ ته

You (pl.): تاسی

Them: هغوی ته

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

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Give me your phone number: ستاسو دتلیفون شمیره راکړۍ

I can give you my email: زه کولای شم زمادبریشنالیک درکم

Tell him to call me: ده ته واویه چه تلیقون ماته وکه

Can you call us?: ته کولای شی چه ایالاتی متحیده ته تلیفون وکی؟

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

My: زما

Your: ستا / ستاسو

His: دهغه سړی

Her: دهغی ښځی

Our: زموږ

Your (pl.): ستاسو

Their: د هغوی

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

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My phone number is . . .: زمادتلیفون شماره ده

His email is . . .: دده بریشنالیک دی

Our dream is to visit Spain: زموږارمان دادی چه سپاین ته په چقرلاړشو

Their country is beautiful: دهغوی هیواد ښایسته دی

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: زما

Yours: ستاسو

His: دهغه سړی

Hers: دهغی ښځی

Ours: زموږ

Yours (pl.): ستاسو

Theirs: دهغوی

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

The book is mine: داکیتاب زمادی

Is this pen yours?: یاداقلم ستاسودی؟

The shoes are hers: داڅپلی ددي دي

Victory is ours: بریالیتوب به زموږوی

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