Turkish/Contents/Pronouns

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Contents 1 Pronouns 1.1 Personal Pronouns 1.1.1 Nominative 1.1.1.1 Singular 1.1.1.2 Plural 1.1.2 Dative 1.1.2.1 Singular 1.1.2.2 Plural 1.1.3 Locative 1.1.3.1 Singular 1.1.3.2 Plural 1.2 Demonstrative Pronouns 1.2.1 Nominative 1.2.1.1 Singular 1.2.1.2 Plural

[edit] Pronouns

[edit] Personal Pronouns

[edit] Nominative

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I  : ben
you  : sen
he/she/it: o

Please note that, the pronouns he,she and it are the same in Turkish, which is "O".

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we  : biz
you  : siz
they  : onlar

[edit] Dative

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bana
sana
ona

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bize
size
onlara

[edit] Locative

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bende
sende
onde

Not to be confused with "ben de", or "sen de" which mean "me too (also)", and "you too (also)" respectively. The pronounciations are identical, so pay attention to context.

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bizde
sizde
onlarda

[edit] Demonstrative Pronouns

[edit] Nominative

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this  : bu
that  : şu or o

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these : bunlar
those : şunlar or onlar

The difference between "şu" and "o" can be hard to understand for the foreign people. Our suggestion is to use "o". Native speakers use "şu" seldom. "O" can replace "şu" in every situation, bu do not try the reverse because "şu" cannot always replace "o".

Typically you can distinguish by distance. Items within an arms reach that you're not interacting with are "şu", but items any farther away are "o".