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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS – Показателни местоимения

Gender and Number

Demonstrative pronouns in Bulgarian have gender and number.

Nearby persons and ojects

Gender	Bulgarian	English
m.	този	this
f.	тази
n.	това
pl.	тези	these

Distant persons and objects

Gender	Distant persons and objects	Denoting quality
m.	онзи         that	такъв        such as
f.	онази       that	такава      such as
n.	онова       that	такова      such as
pl.	онези       those	такива        such

 

Examples

Той е такъв сноб!	He is such a snob!
Искам такава рокля.	I want such a dress.

With or without a noun

We can use demonstrative pronouns with or without a noun. When used with a noun demonstrative pronouns go before it. The noun after the demonstrative pronoun is always without a definite article: този човек.

Sources

• https://caritas.bg/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/A1-English.pdf?x10535