Albanian Pronouns
Learning the Albanian Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Albanian language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Albanian.
Albanian pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).
Grammar Tips:
In
English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me,
you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In Albanian, the personal pronouns are:
Unë… (I), ti… (you), ai… (he), ajo… (she),
Ne… (we), Ju (you
plural)…ata (they masc.), ato… (they fem.)
Examples:
Unë
mësoj (I
learn), ti
mëson
(you learn), ai mëson (he learns), ajo mëson (she learns), Ju mësoni (you learn [polite]), ne mësojmë (we learn), ju mësoni (you learn [plural, friendly]), ata mësojnë (they learn), ata/ato mësojnë (they learn), ju mësoni (you learn [plural,
polite]).
Indirect
Object Pronouns:
Indirect
object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a
person.
Unë/mua (me), iti (you), i tij/ e/saj/ ytja (him, her, you (formal), neve (us), juve (you), tyre (them):
Examples: Ma jep librin (give me the book). Të dua (I love you).
Possessive
Pronouns:
i imi (mine masc.), e imja (mine fem.), mia (mine, plural masc.), të míat (mine, plural fem.), tuat (yours), të tij/të saj (his, hers), tonat (ours), të juve (yours), të tyre (theirs).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Albanian Pronouns |
| Pronouns | përemrat |
| I | Unë |
| you | ti (singular), ju (plural) [subject form] |
| he | ai |
| she | ajo |
| we | ne |
| they | ata (masc.); ato (fem.) |
| |
| me | mua |
| you | ty; ju [objective form] |
| him | atë |
| her | "atë (fem. objective form); e saj
(possessive form)" |
| us | ne; neve (objective form) |
| them | ata, ato (plural, objective form) |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Albanian has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Albanian.
Note: 2nd person singular ti is the familiar form, used when addressing a close friend, a child, or e member of one's family. The polite form of address is 2nd person plural ju. Notice that the pronoun unë (I) is not written with a capital in Albanian.
Unlike English, the Albanian language has two different forms for the 3rd person plural, respectively, Ata, which is masculine and Ato , which is feminine.
List of Pronouns in Albanian
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Albanian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Albanian vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Albanian Pronouns |
| my | tim(masc.); time (fem.) |
| your | tënd (singl. masc.); tënde (singl. Fem.) |
| his | e tij |
| her | e saj |
| our | tona |
| their | e tyre |
| |
| mine | i imi(masc.); e imja (fem.) |
| yours | i yti (masc.); e jotja (fem.) |
| his | e tij |
| hers | saj |
| ours | i yni (masc.); e jona (fem.) |
| theirs | e tyrja |
| |
| I speak | Flas |
| you speak | ti flet (sing.); ju flisni (pl.) |
| he speaks | ai flet |
| she speaks | ajo flet |
| we speak | ne flasim |
| they speak | ata/ato flasin |
| |
| give me | më jep (sing.); më jepni (pl.) |
| | të jap ty (sing.); ju jap juve (pl.) |
| give him | jepi atij (sing.); jepini atij (pl.) |
| give her | jepi asaj (sing.); jepini asaj (pl.) |
| give us | na jepni |
| give them | jepu atyre; jepuni atyre |
| |
| my book | libri im (subjective form) |
| your book | libri yt (singl.); libri juaj (pl.) (subjective form) |
| his book | libri i tij (subjective form) |
| her book | libri i saj (subjective form) |
| our book | libri yne (subjective form) |
| their book | libri i tyre (subjective form) |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Albanian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Albanian Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Albanian lessons here: Learn Albanian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.