Language/Chechen/Grammar/Pronouns

Pronouns in Chechen

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Nominative Case

Here are the pronouns in the nominative case in Chechen:

• Singular:
  • 1st person: я (ya)
  • 2nd person: та (ta) for feminine, тIе (tie) for masculine, т1у (tu) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хий (khii) for masculine, хийла (khii-la) for feminine, хийчо (khii-cho) for neuter
• Dual:
  • 1st person: юl (yul)
  • 2nd person: теттIа (tettia) for feminine, тIеттIе (tiettie) for masculine, т1уттIу (tuttiu) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийлама (khii-lama) for masculine, хийламала (khii-lamala) for feminine, хийчамо (khii-chamo) for neuter
• Plural:
  • 1st person: мы (my)
  • 2nd person: тетIа (teta) for feminine, тIетIе (tietie) for masculine, т1утIу (tutiu) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийлаш (khii-lash) for masculine, хийлаша (khii-lasha) for feminine, хийчаши (khii-chashi) for neuter

Genitive Case

Here are the pronouns in the genitive case in Chechen:

• Singular:
  • 1st person: ян (yan)
  • 2nd person: тахьа (taxha) for feminine, тIехьа (tiexha) for masculine, т1ухьа (tuxha) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийн (khii-n) for masculine, хийлан (khii-lan) for feminine, хийчун (khii-chun) for neuter
• Dual:
  • 1st person: юлан (yulan)
  • 2nd person: теттIан (tettian) for feminine, тIеттIан (tiettian) for masculine, т1уттIун (tuttiun) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийламан (khii-laman) for masculine, хийламалан (khii-lamalan) for feminine, хийчамун (khii-chamun) for neuter
• Plural:
  • 1st person: мын (myn)
  • 2nd person: тетIан (tetan) for feminine, тIетIан (tietan) for masculine, т1утIун (tutun) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийлашан (khii-lashan) for masculine, хийлашана (khii-lashana) for feminine, хийчашун (khii-chashun) for neuter

Dative Case

Here are the pronouns in the dative case in Chechen:

• Singular:
  • 1st person: янда (yanda)
  • 2nd person: таьхьа (ta-khha) for feminine, тIэхьа (ti-khha) for masculine, т1ухьа (tu-khha) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийце (khii-tse) for masculine, хийлаце (khii-la-tse) for feminine, хийчоце (khii-cho-tse) for neuter
• Dual:
  • 1st person: юлда (yulda)
  • 2nd person: теттIада (tett-iada) for feminine, тIеттIада (tiet-iada) for masculine, т1уттIуда (tuttiuda) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийламаце (khii-lama-tse) for masculine, хийламалаце (khii-lamala-tse) for feminine, хийчамоце (khii-chamo-tse) for neuter
• Plural:
  • 1st person: мыда (myda)
  • 2nd person: тетIада (tet-iada) for feminine, тIетIада (tiet-iada) for masculine, т1утIуда (tut-iuda) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийлашаце (khii-lasha-tse) for masculine, хийлашалаце (khii-lasha-la-tse) for feminine, хийчашоце (khii-chasho-tse) for neuter

Accusative Case

Here are the pronouns in the accusative case in Chechen:

• Singular:
  • 1st person: ян (yan)
  • 2nd person: та (ta) for feminine, тIэ (ti-e) for masculine, т1у (tu) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хий (khii) for masculine, хийла (khii-la) for feminine, хийчо (khii-cho) for neuter
• Dual:
  • 1st person: ю (yu)
  • 2nd person: теттIа (tett-i-a) for feminine, тIеттIа (tiett-i-a) for masculine, т1уттIу (tutti-u) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийлама (khii-la-ma) for masculine, хийламала (khii-lamala) for feminine, хийчамо (khii-cho-mo) for neuter
• Plural:
  • 1st person: мы (my)
  • 2nd person: тетIа (tet-i-a) for feminine, тIетIа (tiet-i-a) for masculine, т1утIу (tut-i-u) for neuter
  • 3rd person: хийлаша (khii-la-sha) for masculine, хийлашала (khii-lasha-la) for feminine, хийчашо (khii-cho-sho) for neuter

Personal pronouns (цIерметдош)

Chechen (Нохчийн мотт)	English
Со	I
Хьо	you
И, Иза	he she it
Вай [inclus.] Тхо [exclus.]	we, you all and me we, only us
Шу	you
Уьш	they

Personal pronoun in use with the verb to be

Chechen (Нохчийн мотт)	English
Со ву Со йу	[m] I am [ f ]
Хьо ву Хьо йу	[m] you are [ f ]
И ву, иза ву И йу, иза йу И ду	he is she is it is
Тхо ду	we are
Шу ду	you are
Уьш бу	they are

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