The Pronoun

The pronoun is a flexible part of speech that take the place of a noun.
The Pronoun can be:
 Personal Pronouns
 Demonstrative Pronouns
 Relative Pronouns
 Possessive Pronouns
 Indefinite Pronouns
 Interrogative Pronouns

Personal Pronouns: A personal pronoun can refer to a person, an animal or an object.

When discussing “person” in terms of the grammatical, the following rules apply:
 First person, as in “I” / we =EU / NOI
 Second person, as in “you”=TU / VOI
 Third person, as in “It, he, she” / they =EL or EA/ EI or ELE
Personal pronouns provide us with the following information:
 The person – Who is speaking?
 The number – Is the pronoun plural or singular?
 The gender – Is the pronoun feminine, masculine, or neuter?

Personal Pronouns as Subject Pronouns

The pronoun is acting as the subject of the sentence. ( Ex: Eu/tu/el,ea, noi/voi/ei, ele).

Personal Pronouns as Object Pronouns

An objective personal pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as an object of a verb.
Singular Form:
MĂ/ M- ex: mă vezi (you see me), m-ai văzut (you saw me)
TE / TE- : te văd, te-am văzut
Îl / l- : îl văd, l-am văzut (pe el, masculin form)
O / O- o văd, am văzut-o (pe ea, feminin form)
Plural Form:
NE / NE- ne vezi, ne-ai văzut
VĂ / V- vă văd, v-am văzut
ÎI / I- îi văd, i-am văzut
LE / LE- le văd, le-am văzut (for feminin)

Comparing Subject and Object Pronouns

Use the following table to compare subject and object pronouns. Notice that some subject
pronouns are identical to certain object pronouns.

Subject Object
Pronoun Pronoun

It It

You You

What What

I Me

He Him

She Her

We Us

Who Whom

They Them
 Personal Pronouns and TO BE VERB

TO BE=A FI
I am=Eu sunt
You are=Tu ești
He/She/It is=El (m), ea (f) este

We are=Noi suntem
You are=Voi sunteți
They are=Ei (m) / Ele (f) sunt

Polite: you=dumneavoastră