Chinese grammar - Personal pronouns as verb objects

Personal pronouns as verb objects

In Chinese, personal pronouns do not change with their function in a sentence - whether they are the subject or the object. They are non-declinable (invariant).

— In English, personal pronouns are declinable: we have 'I' ⇒ 'me', 'he' ⇒ 'him' etc.

So in Chinese, whether they function as the subject or object of a verb, the singular personal pronouns are always 我, 你, 他 and 她.

Examples:
	我爱你。 wǒ ài nǐ. I love you. Here the pronoun 你 is the object of the verb 爱 (ài) means 'to love'
	你爱他吗？ nǐ ài tā ma? Do you love him? Here the pronoun 他 is the object of the verb
	她看他。 tā kàn tā. She looks at him. 看 (kàn) means 'to look at'
	他找你。 tā zhǎo nǐ. He is looking for you. 找 (zhǎo) means 'to look for' or 'to search'
	你教他。 nǐ jiāo tā. You teach him. 教 (jiāo) means 'to teach'
	你看我吗？ nǐ kàn wǒ ma? Do you see me?
	我看你。 wǒ kàn nǐ. I see you.
	你听我。 nǐ tīng wǒ. You listen to me. 听 (tīng) means 'to listen'
	我等你。 wǒ děng nǐ. I wait for you. 等 (děng) means 'to wait'
	你找我。 nǐ zhǎo wǒ. You look for me.
	我教你中文。 wǒ jiāo nǐ zhōngwén. I teach you Chinese. 中文 (zhōngwén) means 'Chinese language'
	你问我问题。 nǐ wèn wǒ wèntí. You ask me a question. 问 (wèn) means 'to ask' 问题 (wèntí) means 'question' or 'problem'
	我听你吗？ wǒ tīng nǐ ma? Do I listen to you?
	你等我吗？ nǐ děng wǒ ma? Do you wait for me?
	我找你吗？ wǒ zhǎo nǐ ma? Do I look for you?
	你教她中文吗？ nǐ jiāo tā zhōngwén ma? Do you teach her Chinese?