Catalan/Pronoms
SUBJECT PRONOUNS:
- I = jo
- You (sing) = tu
- He = ell
- She = ella
- You (formal)= Vostè
- We = nosaltres
- You (plur) = vosaltres
- They (masc) = ells
- They (plur) = elles
- You (formal) = Vostès
OBJECT PRONOUNS:
- Me = em (m') before the verb or me ('m) after the verb
- You (singular) = et (t') before the verb or te ('t) after the verb
- Him/her/it = es (s') before the verb or lo ('l)/la/ho/li after the verb
- Us = ens before the verb or nos('ns) after the verb
- You (plural) = us before the verb or vos('us) after the verb
- Them = se (s') before the verb or los ('ls)/les after the verb
(Note
- him/her/it: (Direct Object) lo ('l)/la/ho - (Indirect Object) li
- them: (Direct Object) los ('ls)/les - (Indirect Object) los ('ls) )
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS:
- My = el meu (m.sg.) / la meva (f.sg.) / els meus (m. pl.) / les meves (f. pl.)
- Your = el teu (m.sg.) / la teva (f.sg.) / els teus (m. pl.) / les teves (f. pl.)
- His/Her/Their = el seu (m.sg.) / la seva (f.sg.) / els seus (m. pl.) / les seves (f.pl.)
- Our = el nostre (m. sg.) / la nostra (f.sg.) / els nostres (m.pl.) / les nostres (f.pl.)
- Your = el vostre (m.sg.) / la vostra (f.sg.) / els vostres (m.pl.) / les vostres (f.pl.)
- The alternatives 'llur' / 'llurs' exist for third person plural.
- The following unstressed possessive pronouns are retained in certain dialects and in literature: mon/ma/mos/mes, ton/ta/tos/tes, son/sa/sos/ses, nostre/nostra/nostres/nostras, vostre/vostra/vostres/vostras, llur/llurs
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS:
- THIS: aquest/aquesta/aquests/aquestes, açò
- THAT: aqueix/aqueixa/aqueixos/aqueixes, això
- YON: aquell/aquella/aquells/aquelles, allò
RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
- el qual/la qual/els quals/les quals (which, who, whom)
- que - that, which, who
- què - what
- qui - who, whom
- on - where, when
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
- quin?/quina?/quins?/quines? - which (one/s)?
- qui? - who?
- què? - what?
- com? - how?
- on? - where?
- quan? - when?
- per què? - why?
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
- algú - somebody/someone
- cadascú - each one
- tothom - everyone
- un/una/hom/un hom - one, you
- tot = all
- quelcom = something
- alguna cosa = something
NEGATIVE PRONOUNS
- ningú = no one
- res = anything, nothing
- (no) res = nothing
Examples: Res més? = Anything else? No vull res més. = I don't want anything else. No, res. = No, nothing.
Last modified on 23 June 2008, at 14:40