Language/Sinhala/Grammar/Pronouns

Sinhala Grammar - Pronouns

Hi Sinhala learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing pronouns in the Sinhala language. Pronouns are words that replace nouns and can be used to refer to people, places, things, or ideas. Knowing how to use pronouns correctly is essential for speaking and writing in Sinhala.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are used to refer to people. In Sinhala, there are two types of personal pronouns: singular and plural.

Singular

The singular personal pronouns in Sinhala are:

• මට (mata) - I/me
• ඔබ (oba) - you
• එය (eya) - she/he/it

For example:

• මට කියන්නේ (mata kiynne) - I am saying
• ඔබ කියන්නේ (oba kiynne) - You are saying
• එය කියන්නේ (eya kiynne) - She/he/it is saying

Plural

The plural personal pronouns in Sinhala are:

• අපි (apī) - we/us
• ඔබට (obata) - you (plural)
• එයට (eyata) - they

For example:

• අපි කියන්නේ (apī kiynne) - We are saying
• ඔබට කියන්නේ (obata kiynne) - You are saying
• එයට කියන්නේ (eyata kiynne) - They are saying

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or possession. In Sinhala, possessive pronouns are formed by adding the suffix -ගේ (-ge) to the personal pronouns.

For example:

• මටගේ (mata-ge) - mine
• ඔබගේ (oba-ge) - yours
• එයගේ (eya-ge) - hers/his/its
• අපිගේ (apī-ge) - ours
• ඔබටගේ (obata-ge) - yours (plural)
• එයටගේ (eyata-ge) - theirs

For example:

• මටගේ ප්‍රතිඵල (mata-ge prathivila) - My opinion
• ඔබගේ ප්‍රතිඵල (oba-ge prathivila) - Your opinion
• එයටගේ ප්‍රතිඵල (eyata-ge prathivila) - Their opinion

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out people, places, things, or ideas. In Sinhala, demonstrative pronouns are formed by adding the suffix -යෙන් (-yen) to the personal pronouns.

For example:

• මටයෙන් (mata-yen) - this one (singular)
• ඔබයෙන් (oba-yen) - that one (singular)
• එයයෙන් (eya-yen) - that one (singular)
• අපියෙන් (apī-yen) - these ones (plural)
• ඔබටයෙන් (obata-yen) - those ones (plural)
• එයටයෙන් (eyata-yen) - those ones (plural)

For example:

• මටයෙන් ප්‍රතිඵල (mata-yen prathivila) - This opinion
• ඔබටයෙන් ප්‍රතිඵල (obata-yen prathivila) - Those opinions
• එයටයෙන් ප්‍රතිඵල (eyata-yen prathivila) - Those opinions

That's it for today's lesson on pronouns in Sinhala! We hope you have a better understanding of how to use pronouns in Sinhala.

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