In this class, we will show you some most important pronouns in Chinese. The general principle is, unlike English, Chinese do not change form for pronouns based on their role in sentence (as subjective or objective).
Section A. General
1.你 ni3
You
2. 我 wo3
I/me
3.他 ta1
He/him
4. 她 ta1
She/her
5. 它 ta1
It
Section B. Plural
6.们 men
Equivalent to the plural forms to put behind other pronounces as shown below.
7.你们 ni3 men
You (in plural)
8.我们 wo3men
We
9.他们 ta1men
They (male, or mix of male and female)
10. 她们ta1men
They (female)
11. 它们ta1men
They (it in plural)
Section C. Ownership
12. 的
Equivalent to in English to demonstration ownership
13. 你的 ni3de
Your/yours
14. 你们的 ni3men2de
Your/yours in plural
15. 我的 wo3de
my/mine
16. 我们的wo3men2de
Our/ours
17. 他的/她的/它的 ta1de
his /her(s) /its
We put these 3 words together to emphasize that they have the same pronunciation.
18. 他们的 /她们的 /它们的 ta1 men de
their(s) for male, female, and non-human references
These three words also sound the same.
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