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Hi Ewe learners! 😊<br>In today's lesson, we will be discussing pronouns in the Ewe language. Pronouns are an important part of any language, and Ewe is no exception. We will look at the different types of pronouns, how they are used, and how to correctly form them.  
 
Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/ewe Ewe] learners! 😊<br>In this lesson, we will be learning about pronouns in Ewe grammar. Pronouns are words used in place of nouns to avoid repetition. In Ewe grammar, there are different types of pronouns like subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive pronouns. The use of pronouns can make our speech or writing more concise and clear.  
 
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== Types of Pronouns ==
==Subject Pronouns==
Subject pronouns are pronouns that serve as the subject of the sentence. They are used to refer to the person or thing that performs the action in a sentence. In Ewe grammar, subject pronouns do not change. Below is a table of subject pronouns in Ewe:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Ewe !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
| Mí || mee || I
|-
| Wo || woh || You (singular)
|-
| Yé || yeh || He
|-
| Wó || woh || She
|-
| Míaƒeƒe || meeah-feh-feh || We (inclusive)
|-
| Míaƒoƒo || meeah-oh-oh || We (exclusive)
|-
| Dɔ || doh || You (plural)
|-
| Wòaƒoƒo || woh-ah-oh-oh || They (male)
|-
| Wòaƒeƒe || woh-ah-feh-feh || They (female)
|}
 
Example Dialogue:
 
* Person 1: Wo ŋu nú? (How are you?)
* Person 2: Mí tsuwoe eƒe. (I am fine.)
 
In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the subject pronoun "Wo" to refer to themselves and Person 2 uses the subject pronoun "Mí" to refer to themselves.
 
==Object Pronouns==
Object pronouns are pronouns that serve as the object of the sentence. They are used to refer to the person or thing that receives the action in a sentence. In Ewe grammar, object pronouns change depending on their position in the sentence. Below is a table of object pronouns in Ewe:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Ewe !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
| Míme || mee-meh || Me
|-
| Woƒe || woh-feh || You (singular)
|-
| Yéme || yeh-meh || Him
|-
| Wóme || woh-meh || Her
|-
| Míaƒeƒe || meeah-feh-feh || Us (inclusive)
|-
| Míaƒoƒo || meeah-oh-oh || Us (exclusive)
|-
| Dóƒe || doh-feh || You (plural)
|-
| Wòaƒoƒoƒe || woh-ah-oh-oh-feh || Them (male)
|-
| Wòaƒeƒeƒe || woh-ah-feh-feh-feh || Them (female)
|}
 
Example Dialogue:
 
* Person 1: Míme núwoe? (Do you see me?)
* Person 2: Wo ƒle. (Yes, I see you.)
 
In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the object pronoun "Míme" to refer to themselves and Person 2 uses the object pronoun "Woƒe" to refer to Person 1.
 
==Possessive Pronouns==
Possessive pronouns are pronouns used to show possession or ownership. They are used to avoid repetition of the noun they replace. In Ewe grammar, possessive pronouns also change depending on the possessor's gender. Below is a table of possessive pronouns in Ewe:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Ewe !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
| Míí || mee-ee || Mine
|-
| Wóó || woh-oh || Yours (singular)
|-
| Yéé || yeh-eh || His
|-
| Wóó || woh-oh || Hers
|-
| Míanuƒoƒo || meeah-noo-oh-oh || Ours (exclusive)
|-
| Míanúƒeƒe || meeah-noo-feh-feh || Ours (inclusive)
|-
| Dóó || doh-oh || Yours (plural)
|-
| Wòaƒoƒónuƒoƒo || woh-ah-oh-noo-oh-oh || Theirs (male)
|-
| Wòaƒeƒónúƒeƒe || woh-ah-feh-noo-feh-feh || Theirs (female)
|}


In Ewe, there are three main types of pronouns: personal, possessive, and demonstrative.
Example Dialogue:


=== Personal Pronouns ===
* Person 1: Wo na nu? (Is this yours?)
* Person 2: Yéé na minyá. (It is his/her/its.)


Personal pronouns are used to refer to people or things. They can be singular or plural, and they can be either first, second, or third person.  
In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the possessive pronoun "Wóó" to refer to Person 2, and Person 2 uses the possessive pronoun "Yéé" to show possession.


* First person pronouns refer to the speaker or writer. Examples include: me, mine, myself, we, us, ours, ourselves.
=== Reflexive Pronouns===
* Second person pronouns refer to the person being spoken to. Examples include: you, yours, yourself.  
Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that are used when the subject and object of the sentence are the same. In Ewe grammar, reflexive pronouns take the form of an object pronoun + "le". Below is a table of reflexive pronouns in Ewe:
* Third person pronouns refer to the person or thing being spoken about. Examples include: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, itself, they, them, theirs, themselves.


=== Possessive Pronouns ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Ewe !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
| Mímele || mee-meh-leh || Myself
|-
| Woƒele || woh-feh-leh || Yourself (singular)
|-
| Yémele || yeh-meh-leh || Himself/Herself/Itself
|-
| Ƒle Ƒle Gbɔe/ƲlƲ || feh-feh gboh-eh/ul-ul || Ourselves (exclusive)
|-
| Ƒle Ƒle Míaƒeƒe || feh-feh meeah-feh-feh || Ourselves (inclusive)
|-
| Dóƒele || doh-feh-leh || Yourselves (plural)
|-
| Wòaƒoƒóle || woh-ah-oh-oh-leh || Themselves (male)
|-
| Wòaƒeƒeƒele || woh-ah-feh-feh-leh || Themselves (female)
|}


Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or possession. Examples include: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
Example Dialogue:


=== Demonstrative Pronouns ===
* Person 1: Wòaƒoƒóle tsɛwoe eye. (They saw themselves in the mirror.)
* Person 2: Ƒle Ƒle Míaƒoƒo egbɔe woƒelele. (We (exclusive) washed ourselves and you (singular) dressed yourself.)


Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out a specific person or thing. Examples include: this, that, these, those.  
In the first dialogue, Person 1 uses the reflexive pronoun "Wòaƒoƒóle" to refer to "themselves". In the second dialogue, Person 2 uses the reflexive pronoun "woƒelele" to refer to "yourself".


== Forming Pronouns ==
==Indefinite Pronouns==
Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to any specific person or thing. They are used when we talk about general ideas, situations or quantity. In Ewe grammar, indefinite pronouns also change. Below is a table of indefinite pronouns in Ewe:


In Ewe, pronouns are formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. The suffixes depend on the type of pronoun and the person being referred to.
{| class="wikitable"
! Ewe !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
| Ƒeƒeƒe || feh-feh-feh || Anyone/Anybody
|-
| Kplekpleƒe || kpleh-kpleh-feh || Everybody/Everyone/All
|-
| Gbigblɔ || gbeeg-bloh || Each/Every
|-
| Hunu || hoo-noo || Another/Other
|-
| Kpóe || kpo-eh || Nobody/No one
|-
| Mineƒeƒe || meh-neh-feh-feh || Something
|-
| Mitedzoƒe || meh-teh-joh-feh || Anything
|-
| Miwɔƒeƒe || mee-woh-feh-feh || Everything/All
|-
| Miwɔmiwɔ || mee-woh-mee-woh|| Everywhere
|}


For example, the verb stem for "to speak" is "dzɔ". To form the first person singular pronoun, the suffix "-ɖe" is added, giving us "dzɔɖe" (I speak). To form the third person singular pronoun, the suffix "-ɖo" is added, giving us "dzɔɖo" (he/she/it speaks).
Example Dialogue:


The same principle applies to other types of pronouns. For example, the possessive pronoun for "mine" is formed by adding the suffix "-mɔ" to the verb stem, giving us "dzɔmɔ" (mine).
* Person 1: Ƒeƒeƒe to wu tso? (Did anyone see you?)
* Person 2: Kplekpleƒe to wugbe nyui ɖo. (Everyone saw me yesterday.)


== Conclusion ==
In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the indefinite pronoun "Ƒeƒeƒe" to ask if anyone saw Person 2. Person 2 uses the indefinite pronoun "Kplekpleƒe" to refer to "everyone" who saw them yesterday.


We have now looked at the different types of pronouns in Ewe and how they are formed. With this knowledge, you should be able to use pronouns correctly in your Ewe conversations.  
To improve your [[Language/Ewe|Ewe]] [[Language/Ewe/Grammar|Grammar]], you can also use the [https://polyglotclub.com Polyglot Club] website. [https://polyglotclub.com/find-friends.php?search=send&d=0&f=36&offre1=2005 Find native speakers] and ask them any [https://polyglotclub.com/language/ewe/question questions]!
<br><hr>If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.<br>Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎


== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_language Ewe Language]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoun Pronoun]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person Grammatical Person]


==Related Lessons==
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Ewe Grammar - Pronouns

Hi Ewe learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will be learning about pronouns in Ewe grammar. Pronouns are words used in place of nouns to avoid repetition. In Ewe grammar, there are different types of pronouns like subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive pronouns. The use of pronouns can make our speech or writing more concise and clear.

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns are pronouns that serve as the subject of the sentence. They are used to refer to the person or thing that performs the action in a sentence. In Ewe grammar, subject pronouns do not change. Below is a table of subject pronouns in Ewe:

Ewe Pronunciation English
Mí mee I
Wo woh You (singular)
Yé yeh He
Wó woh She
Míaƒeƒe meeah-feh-feh We (inclusive)
Míaƒoƒo meeah-oh-oh We (exclusive)
Dɔ doh You (plural)
Wòaƒoƒo woh-ah-oh-oh They (male)
Wòaƒeƒe woh-ah-feh-feh They (female)

Example Dialogue:

  • Person 1: Wo ŋu nú? (How are you?)
  • Person 2: Mí tsuwoe eƒe. (I am fine.)

In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the subject pronoun "Wo" to refer to themselves and Person 2 uses the subject pronoun "Mí" to refer to themselves.

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns are pronouns that serve as the object of the sentence. They are used to refer to the person or thing that receives the action in a sentence. In Ewe grammar, object pronouns change depending on their position in the sentence. Below is a table of object pronouns in Ewe:

Ewe Pronunciation English
Míme mee-meh Me
Woƒe woh-feh You (singular)
Yéme yeh-meh Him
Wóme woh-meh Her
Míaƒeƒe meeah-feh-feh Us (inclusive)
Míaƒoƒo meeah-oh-oh Us (exclusive)
Dóƒe doh-feh You (plural)
Wòaƒoƒoƒe woh-ah-oh-oh-feh Them (male)
Wòaƒeƒeƒe woh-ah-feh-feh-feh Them (female)

Example Dialogue:

  • Person 1: Míme núwoe? (Do you see me?)
  • Person 2: Wo ƒle. (Yes, I see you.)

In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the object pronoun "Míme" to refer to themselves and Person 2 uses the object pronoun "Woƒe" to refer to Person 1.

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are pronouns used to show possession or ownership. They are used to avoid repetition of the noun they replace. In Ewe grammar, possessive pronouns also change depending on the possessor's gender. Below is a table of possessive pronouns in Ewe:

Ewe Pronunciation English
Míí mee-ee Mine
Wóó woh-oh Yours (singular)
Yéé yeh-eh His
Wóó woh-oh Hers
Míanuƒoƒo meeah-noo-oh-oh Ours (exclusive)
Míanúƒeƒe meeah-noo-feh-feh Ours (inclusive)
Dóó doh-oh Yours (plural)
Wòaƒoƒónuƒoƒo woh-ah-oh-noo-oh-oh Theirs (male)
Wòaƒeƒónúƒeƒe woh-ah-feh-noo-feh-feh Theirs (female)

Example Dialogue:

  • Person 1: Wo na nu? (Is this yours?)
  • Person 2: Yéé na minyá. (It is his/her/its.)

In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the possessive pronoun "Wóó" to refer to Person 2, and Person 2 uses the possessive pronoun "Yéé" to show possession.

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that are used when the subject and object of the sentence are the same. In Ewe grammar, reflexive pronouns take the form of an object pronoun + "le". Below is a table of reflexive pronouns in Ewe:

Ewe Pronunciation English
Mímele mee-meh-leh Myself
Woƒele woh-feh-leh Yourself (singular)
Yémele yeh-meh-leh Himself/Herself/Itself
Ƒle Ƒle Gbɔe/ƲlƲ feh-feh gboh-eh/ul-ul Ourselves (exclusive)
Ƒle Ƒle Míaƒeƒe feh-feh meeah-feh-feh Ourselves (inclusive)
Dóƒele doh-feh-leh Yourselves (plural)
Wòaƒoƒóle woh-ah-oh-oh-leh Themselves (male)
Wòaƒeƒeƒele woh-ah-feh-feh-leh Themselves (female)

Example Dialogue:

  • Person 1: Wòaƒoƒóle tsɛwoe eye. (They saw themselves in the mirror.)
  • Person 2: Ƒle Ƒle Míaƒoƒo egbɔe woƒelele. (We (exclusive) washed ourselves and you (singular) dressed yourself.)

In the first dialogue, Person 1 uses the reflexive pronoun "Wòaƒoƒóle" to refer to "themselves". In the second dialogue, Person 2 uses the reflexive pronoun "woƒelele" to refer to "yourself".

Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to any specific person or thing. They are used when we talk about general ideas, situations or quantity. In Ewe grammar, indefinite pronouns also change. Below is a table of indefinite pronouns in Ewe:

Ewe Pronunciation English
Ƒeƒeƒe feh-feh-feh Anyone/Anybody
Kplekpleƒe kpleh-kpleh-feh Everybody/Everyone/All
Gbigblɔ gbeeg-bloh Each/Every
Hunu hoo-noo Another/Other
Kpóe kpo-eh Nobody/No one
Mineƒeƒe meh-neh-feh-feh Something
Mitedzoƒe meh-teh-joh-feh Anything
Miwɔƒeƒe mee-woh-feh-feh Everything/All
Miwɔmiwɔ mee-woh-mee-woh Everywhere

Example Dialogue:

  • Person 1: Ƒeƒeƒe to wu tso? (Did anyone see you?)
  • Person 2: Kplekpleƒe to wugbe nyui ɖo. (Everyone saw me yesterday.)

In this dialogue, Person 1 uses the indefinite pronoun "Ƒeƒeƒe" to ask if anyone saw Person 2. Person 2 uses the indefinite pronoun "Kplekpleƒe" to refer to "everyone" who saw them yesterday.

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

Sources

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