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== Guarani personal pronouns == | |||
Guarani distinguishes between inclusive and exclusive pronouns of the first person plural. | Guarani distinguishes between inclusive and exclusive pronouns of the first person plural. | ||
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* Hikuái is a Post-verbal pronoun (oHecha hikuái – they see ) | * Hikuái is a Post-verbal pronoun (oHecha hikuái – they see ) | ||
Reflexive pronoun: ''je'': ''ahecha'' ("I look"), ''ajehecha'' ("I look at myself") | Reflexive pronoun: ''je'': ''ahecha'' ("I look"), ''ajehecha'' ("I look at myself") | ||
== Guarani demonstrative pronouns == | |||
Demonstrative pronouns are used with nouns to make them more specific. The demonstrative pronouns 'this' in English is 'ko' in Guarani. | |||
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|ko aranduka | |||
|this book | |||
|- | |||
|ko tapicha | |||
|this person | |||
|- | |||
|ko mesa | |||
|this table | |||
|- | |||
|ko yva mansana | |||
|this apple | |||
|- | |||
|ko kavaju | |||
|this horse | |||
|} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarani_language | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarani_language | ||
Revision as of 23:57, 25 December 2021
Guarani personal pronouns
Guarani distinguishes between inclusive and exclusive pronouns of the first person plural.
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | inclusive | che | ñande |
| exclusive | ore | ||
| 2nd person | nde | peẽ | |
| 3rd person | haʼe | haʼekuéra/ hikuái (*) | |
- Hikuái is a Post-verbal pronoun (oHecha hikuái – they see )
Reflexive pronoun: je: ahecha ("I look"), ajehecha ("I look at myself")
Guarani demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are used with nouns to make them more specific. The demonstrative pronouns 'this' in English is 'ko' in Guarani.
| ko aranduka | this book |
| ko tapicha | this person |
| ko mesa | this table |
| ko yva mansana | this apple |
| ko kavaju | this horse |