Introduction
Zaimki [pronouns] so besede, ki jih uporabljamo, da bi se izognili ponavljanju samostalnika.
Osebni zaimki [subject pronouns] zamenjujejo osebek, ki je oseba ali stvar v stavku.
Form
Osebne zaimke ločujemo glede na število (ednina, množina) in spol (moški, ženski in srednji).
Osebne zaimke uporabljamo pred glagolom v stavku.
| Subject | Person | Number | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1st person | sing. | – |
| You | 2nd person | sing. | – |
| He | 3rd person | sing. | masculine |
| She | 3rd person | sing. | feminine |
| It | 3rd person | sing. | neutral* |
| We | 1st person | plur. | – |
| You | 2nd person | plur. | – |
| They | 3rd person | plur. | – |
* (predmet/žival)
Example
- Kot osebek glagola
- I am fast.
- You are pretty.
- He is short.
- She is beautiful.
- It is big.
- We are young.
- You are athletes.
- They are fat.
- Namesto osebka in da se izognemo ponavljanju
- [n/a]*
- Andy, take off that hat, you look funny.
- John is tall and he is also thin.
- Maria is from Spain, she is Spanish.
- I like the color red, it is passionate.
- Julia and I come from France, we are French.
- You and Peter always talk, you are really talkative.
- John and Maria are fat, they eat a lot.
*Se ne nanaša na prvo osebo ednine.
Use
Osebni zaimki so zaimki, ki jih uporabljamo:
- Kot osebek glagola;
- Namesto osebka in da se ne bi ponavljali.
Summary
Osebne zaimke [subject pronouns] uporabljamo kot subjekt glagola ali namesto osebka, ki je že bil omenjen, in v izogib ponavljanju. Razlikujemo jih glede na spol in število ter jih postavljamo pred glagol.
Osebni zaimki so naslednji: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.
Na primer:
— “I am tall.” = I se nanaša na govorca.
— “He is tall.” = He se nanaša na točno določeno osebo moškega spola.
— “They are tall.” = They se nanaša na specifično skupino ljudi.
NOTE: Osebnih zaimkov ne moremo uporabljati namesto prve osebe ednine (I).
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