Russian grammar - Personal pronouns |
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The Russian personal pronouns are: я (I), ты (you, singular), он (he), она (she), мы (we), вы (you, plural), они (they). -- The pronoun used for the singular 'you' depends on formality. This is explained in the next topic. |
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Он Сергей.
He is Sergei. |
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Она Ольга.
She is Olga. |
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Я русский.
I am Russian (male). русский (masculine adjective) means 'Russian'. |
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Она русская.
She is Russian (female). русская (feminine adjective) means 'Russian'. |
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Она здесь.
She is here. |
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Он там.
He is (over) there. |
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Они дома.
They are at home. |
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Вы дома.
You (plural) are at home. |
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Я учитель.
I am [a/the] teacher. учитель means 'teacher' The article could be [a] or [the] - inferred from the context. |
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Мы здесь.
We are here. |
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Она профессор.
She is [a/the] professor. Note that despite both subject and object being nouns, if the subject is a pronoun we do not use a dash '—' in the place of the verb 'to be' The article could be [a] or [the] - inferred from the context. |
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Он водитель.
He is [a/the] driver. Note that despite both subject and object being nouns, if the subject is a pronoun we do not use a dash '—' in the place of the verb 'to be' The article could be [a] or [the] - inferred from the context. |
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