Isikulised asesõnad – Personal Pronouns

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated primarily with a particular person, in the grammatical sense.

• First person, as in “I”
• Second person, as in “you”
• Third person, as in “It, he, she”

Alusekääne (kes/mis?)

• I mina
• you sina
• he tema (M)
• she tema (N)
• it see
• we meie
• you teie
• they nemad

Sihitisekääne (keda/mida? kellele/millele?)

• me mind, minule
• you sind, sinule
• him teda, temale (M)
• her teda, temale (N)
• it seda, sellele
• us meid, meile
• you teid, teile
• them neid, neile

Personal pronouns provide us with the following information:

• The person – Who is speaking?
• The number – Is the pronoun plural or singular?
• The gender – Is the pronoun feminine, masculine, or neuter?

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Omastavad asesõnad – Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are those designating possession. They may also be used as substitutes for noun phrases, and they are typically found at the end of a sentence or clause.

There are only two specific rules for using them correctly:

• Like its name suggests, a possessive pronoun indicates ownership.
• Possessive pronouns do not contain apostrophes.

kelle/mille oma?

• my minu
• your sinu
• his tema (M)
• her tema (N)
• its selle
• our meie
• your teie
• their nende

Examples:

1. We are going on vacation.
2. Don’t tell me that you can’t go with us.
3. Anybody who says it won’t be fun has no clue what they are talking about.
4. We ran into each other at the mall.
5. It is one of the nicest Italian restaurants in town.
6. Richard stared at himself in the mirror.
7. The laundry isn’t going to do itself.
8. I want you to read this book.
9. You are the fastest runner on the team, and we’re depending on you.
10. They talked to me about acting in the play.
11. We enjoyed hearing her sing.