Language/Sindhi/Grammar/Pronouns

Sindhi Grammar - Pronouns

Hi Sindhi learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about pronouns in Sindhi grammar. Pronouns are used as a substitute for a noun. For instance, instead of saying "Nathan went to the store," you can say "He went to the store."

Pronouns are essential in any language, and by learning how to use them properly, you can convey your message more efficiently. After this lesson, you will be able to use Sindhi pronouns correctly and engage in more complex communication.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are used to refer to individuals or groups of people. They are inflected for the person, gender, and number. Sindhi personal pronouns are often employed with postpositions and other elements that reflect the case, like the nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and adverbial cases.

Here is a table with Sindhi personal pronouns:

Sindhi	Pronunciation	English
مون	mun	I (singular male)
منهن	munhun	I (singular female)
۾و	muhu	you (singular male)
۾	muhun	you (singular female)
آهي	ahi	he, she, it
۾نھون	muhnun	we (inclusive)
۾زن	muzun	we (exclusive)
۾نهن	muniun	you (plural)
۾هن	muhin	they

Examples

• Person 1: مون جون مالڪ آهي. (mun joon malik ahi) (I am the owner.)
• Person 2: ۾و ماڻهون جي ڪري (muhu munnhoon je karee) (You are doing his work.)

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are utilized to demonstrate ownership of an object or subject. Sindhi possessive pronouns come following the noun they refer to and follow the gender and number of that noun.

Here is a table with Sindhi possessive pronouns:

Sindhi	Pronunciation	English
منهنجو	munhunjo	my
توهانجو	tohunjho	your
جيڪو	jeeko	his, her, its
آهنجو	ahunjo	our (inclusive)
آپنجو	aapunjo	our (exclusive)
تاهنجو	taahinjo	your (plural)
جينھونجو	jinhhunjo	their

Examples

• Person 1: منهنجو چراغ. (munhunjo charagh) (My lamp.)
• Person 2: توهانجي کتاب. (tohunji kitab) (Your book.)

Reflexive Pronouns

In Sindhi grammar, reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object are the same. Translated to English, we often use "-self" or "-selves." Sindhi reflexive pronouns are formed by adding the suffix "-جي" ("-je") to the end of the possessive pronoun.

Here is a table with Sindhi reflexive pronouns:

Sindhi	Pronunciation	English
مونجي	munji	myself
توهانجي	tohunji	yourself
جيڪي	jejiki	himself, herself, itself
آهنجي	ahunji	ourselves (inclusive)
آپنجي	aapunji	ourselves (exclusive)
تاهنجي	taahinji	yourselves
جينھونجي	jinhhunji	themselves

Examples

• Person 1: مونجي کمپيوٽر سٺو. (munji computer satho) (I do it with my computer.)
• Person 2: جيڪي سڄو. (jejiki sachho) (He did it himself.)

Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns are used when asking questions. These pronouns direct attention to an undefined noun or noun phrase. Sindhi interrogative pronouns can be used to ask for any type of information.

Here is a table with Sindhi interrogative pronouns:

Sindhi	Pronunciation	English
ڇا	chaa	what
ڪيا	kia	which
ڪي	ki	who
ڪـ	ko	whom
ڪـنهن	kuniun	whose
چـڇو	chojo	how

Examples

• Person 1: چـڇو ڏنلو؟ (chojo danlo?) (How to give?)
• Person 2: ڪـنهن کٺي نه ائونديو؟ (kuniun kithe na aundiyo?) (Whose home is not here?)

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are used to show and point at specific nouns or noun phrases. Sindhi demonstrative pronouns can show the distance of the noun. There are three types: proximal (in close proximity), medial (in the middle), and distal (far away).

Here is a table with Sindhi demonstrative pronouns:

Sindhi	Pronunciation	English
هاڻ	han	this (proximal)
هن	hun	that (medial)
اهي	ahi	that (distal)

Examples

• Person 1: هاڻ وڏ سڀز. (han wad sabbaz) (This is a large garden.)
• Person 2: هن ڪتاب ٻڌا (hun kitab chhada) (That book is old.)

To improve your Sindhi Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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Sources

• Sindhi language
• Sindhi grammar
• Sindhi phonology