Translations: Personal Pronouns

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Germanic Languages


Dalecarlian


Singular

ig [IG]
dú [du:]
han, hoñ, heþ [An], [o~], [ED]

Plural

viñþ [wI~D]
iþ [ID]
deir [dIE:r]

(Using SAMPA phonetics)

Danish


Singular

jeg
du
han, hun, det

Plural

vi
I
de, De (formal)


Dutch


Singular

ik
jij, je, u
hij, zij, ze, het, u
Plural

wij, we
jullie
zij, ze

English


Singular

I
You
He, She, It

Plural

We
You
They

Faroese

Singular


eg (Suðuroy: jeg)

hann, hon, tað

Plural

vit
tit, tygum (formal)
teir, tær, tey

German


Singular

Ich
Du/Sie [Informal/formal]
Er, Sie, Es

Plural

Wir
Ihr/Sie [Informal/formal]
Sie

Icelandic (old icelandic)


Singular

Ég (Ek,Eg)
Þú (Þú)
Hann, Hún, Það

Plural

Við, vér[polite] (Vit)
Þið, þér [polite] (Þit, It, Ið)
Þeir, Þær, Þau

Norwegian


Singular

jeg
du
han, hun, det

Plural

vi
dere
de

Swedish


Singular

Jag
Du/Ni [Informal/formal]
Han, Hon, Det/Den [Neuter/common]

Plural

Vi
Ni
De

Yiddish


Singular

�?יך [ikh]
דו [du]
הו�?ער [er], זי [zi], עס [es]

Plural

מיר [mir]
�?יר [ir]
זײ [zey]

Italic Languages


Catalan


Singular

Jo
Tu / Vostè (informal/formal)
Ell, Ella

Plural

Nosaltres
Vosaltres / Vostès (informal/formal)
Ells / Elles

French


(given in the form: unstressed/stressed):

Singular

je/moi
tu/toi
il/lui, elle/elle

Plural

nous/nous
vous/vous
ils/eux, elles/elles

The unstressed versions are clitics, you won't find them standing on their own.

Italian


Singular

io
tu / Lei (informal/formal)
lui, lei

Plural

noi
voi / Loro (informal/formal)
loro

Latin


Singular

ĕgo

īs, ĕa, ĭd

Plural

n�?s
v�?s
ĭī (ěī), ěae, ěa

Mirandese


Singular

You
Tu
El, Eilha

Plural

Nós
Bós
Eilhes, Eilhas

Occitan


Singular

ièu
tu
el, ela, el

Plural

nosautres, nosautras (form. nos)
vosautres, vosautras (form. vos)
eles, elas

Portuguese


Singular

eu
tu, você
ele, ela

Plural

nós
vós, vocês
eles, elas

Romanian


Singular

eu
tu
el, ea (masc., fem.)

Plural

noi
voi
ei, ele (masc., fem.)

reminder: the Romanian neutrum is masculine for singular and feminine for plural, that's why it's not described here.

formal:
2nd pers. sing: dumneata (rarely used, replaced by 2nd pers. plural)
3rd pers. sing: dumnealui, dumneaei

2nd pers. plural: dumneavoastră
3rd pers. plural: dumnealor


Spanish


Singular

yo
tú, usted (formal)
él, ella, ello

Plural

nosotros, nosotras
vosotros, vosotras, ustedes (formal)
ellos, ellas

Slavic Languages


Bulgarian


Singular

аз
ти/ Вие [informal/formal]
той, т�?, то

Plural

ние
вие
те

Czech


Singular


ty (informal), vy (formal)
on (masc.), ona (fem.), ono (neut.)

Plural

my
vy (both informal and formal)
oni (masc.), ony (fem.), ona (neut.)

Macedonian


Singular

ја�?
ти
тој, тоа, таа (literary form. он, она, оно)

Plural

ние
вие
тие (literary form. они)

Polish


Singular

ja
ty
on, ona, ono

Plural

my
wy
oni, one

Russian


Singular

�?
ты
он, она, оно

Plural

мы
вы
они

Serbian


Singular

ја / ja
ти (Ви) / ti (Vi)
он, она, оно / on, ona, ono

Plural

ми / mi
ви / vi
они, оне, она / oni, one, ona

Slovenian


Singular

jaz
ti, Vi (formal)
on, ona, ono

Dual

midva, midve
vidva, vidve
onadva, onidve, onidve

Plural

mi, me
vi, ve
oni, one, ona

Ukrainian


Singular

Я - ya
Ти - ty (form. Ви - vy)
Він - vin, Вона - vona, Воно - vono

Plural

Ми - my
Ви - vy
Вони – vony

Celtic Languages


Breton


Singular

Me
Te
Eñ , Hi

Plural

Ni
C'hwi
Int

Scots-Gaelic


Unemphatic forms:

Singular

mi
thu / tu
e, i

Plural

sinn
sibh
iad

Emphatic forms:

Singular

mise
thusa / tusa
esan, ise

Plural

sinne
sibhse
iadsan

Irish (Gaeilge)


Singular



Sé/sí

Plural

Sinn/Muid
Sibh
Siad

Emphatic forms:

Singular

Mise
Tusa
(S)eisean/(s)ise

Plural

Sinne/Muidne
Sibhse
(S)iadsan

Welsh


Spoken/colloquial/informal/general:

Singular

i
ti
e, hi

Plural

ni
chi
nhw

Literary:

Singular

yr ydwyf
yr wyt
y mae

Plural

yr ydym
yr ydych
y maent

Other Indo-European


Albanian


Singular

unë
ti
ai, ajo

Plural

ne
ju (also formal)
ata, ato

Uralic Languages


Estonian


Singular

Mina/ma
Sina/sa
Tema/ta

Plural

Meie/me
Teie/te
Nemad/nad

Finnish


Singular

minä
sinä
hän / se

Plural

me
te (also formal)
he / ne

se and ne refer to things and animals.

minä, sinä, me and te can be left out unless you need to emphasize the pronoun, just like in Spanish, Turkish etc.

Hungarian


Singular

én
te (form. ön)
ő

Plural

mi
ti (form. önök)
ők

Note: ön/maga comes with 3. sg. while önök/maguk with 3. pl. Also, for some strange reason they can be conjugated in more cases than the rest of the pronouns (actually, they are conjugated in a completely different way).

Semitic Languages


Hebrew


Singular

�?ני [ani]
�?תה [ata] (m) / �?ת [at] (f)
הו�? [hoo] , הי�? [he], זה [zeh] (m) / ז�?ת [zot] (f)

Plural

�?נחנו [anachnoo]
�?ת�? [atem] (m)/ �?תן [aten] (f)
ה�? [hem], הן [hen]

Altaic


Turkish


Singular

ben
sen
o

Plural

biz
siz
onlar

Austronesian languages


Polynesian languages


I/me: au, vau (Tahitian), wau(NZ Maori, Hawaiian), hau(NZ Maori)
He/she/it: ia, 'ona (Tahitian)
We, us two (inclusive): taua, kaua (Hawaiian, Samoan)
We, us three (and more, inclusive): tatou, kakou (Hawaiian, Samoan)
We, us two (exclusive): maua
We, us three (and more, inclusive): matou, makou (Hawaiian, Samoan)
They, them, those 2: *raua, laua (Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Niuean, Tokelauan, Tuvaluan)

  • In Rapa Nui, raua serves as the plural as well as the dual

They them, those 3 (and more): ratou, lakou (Hawaiian, Samoan), latou (Samoan, Tongan, Niuean, Tokelauan, Tuvaluan)
You (singular): koe, 'oe (Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan)
You (dual): *korua, 'olua (Hawaiian, Samoan), orua (Tahitian), kolua (Tokelauan, Tuvaluan, Tongan, Niuean)

  • In Rapa Nui, korua serves as the plural and the dual.

You (plural): koutou, 'oukou (Hawaiian, Samoan), 'outou (Samoan, Tahitian)

Bahasa Indonesia


Singular

Saya
Anda
Dia/ia

Plural

Kita/kami
Kalian
Mereka

-Notes: These are just the more formal pronouns; if I wanted I could probably list over 10 2nd pers pronouns and a few 1st person ones. 'Kita' is inclusive of the person you're addressing, 'kami' is not. ----

Tagalog


Focused:

1st pers. sing.: ako
2nd pers. sing. polite/formal: kayo
2nd pers. sing. informal: ikaw / ka
3rd pers. sing.: siya

1st pers. plural exclusive: kami
1st pers. plural inclusive: tayo
2nd pers. plural polite/formal: kayo
2nd pers. plural informal: kayo
3rd pers. plural: sila

Unfocused:

1st pers. sing.: ko
2nd pers. sing. polite/formal: ninyo
2nd pers. sing. informal: mo
3rd pers. sing.: niya

1st pers. plural exclusive: namin
1st pers. plural inclusive: natin
2nd pers. plural polite/formal: ninyo
2nd pers. plural informal: ninyo
3rd pers. plural: nila


Bantu


====Swahili====
First person singular: mimi
First person plural: sisi
Second person singular: wewe
Second person plural: nyinyi
Third person singular: yeye
Third person plural: wao

Other


Japanese


(the most common / neutral versions only):

Singular

1st sg. �? (watashi)
2nd sg. �?��?��?� (anata)
3rd sg. 彼�?彼女 (kare, kanojo)

Plural

1st pl. �?�?� (watashitachi)
2nd pl. �?��?��?��?��?� (anatagata)
3rd pl. 彼ら�?彼女ら (karera, kanojora)

Word of caution: Japanese personal pronouns are rarely used, and in many contexts or situations their use may even be considered rude.

Basque


(I give the nor form and nork form, respectively absolutive and ergative).

Singular

Ni/nik
Hi/hik (informal)
Hura/hark
Bera/berak

Plural

Gu/guk
Zu/zuk (formal sing), Zuek/zuek (from plur)
Haiek/haiek

Chinese


Singular

我(wo3)
你(ni3)
他,她,它(ta1)

Plural

我们(wo3men)
你们(ni3men)
他们,她们,它们(ta1men)
(Note: "1" means the first tone on vowels, "3" means the third tone on vowels.)

Constructed


Esperanto


Singular

mi
vi
li, �?i, �?i; oni (=impersonal; like the French "on" and the German "man")
Plural

ni
vi
ili


Wasaqalu



1st pers. sing.: Una
2nd pers. sing.: Sâna
3rd pers. hum. male sing.: Ano
3rd pers. hum. female sing.: Ane
3rd pers. animal sing.: Yo
3rd pers. inanimate sing.: So

1st pers. plural: Nonâ
2nd pers. plural: Nayâ
3rd pers. hum. male plur.: Soyu
3rd pers. hum. female plur.: Sawa
3rd pers. animal plur.: Yu
3rd pers. inanimate plur.: Wa

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