Bengali Pronouns
Learning the Bengali Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Bengali language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Bengali.
Bengali 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 Bengali, the personal pronouns are not
gender sensitive, those are:
Ami (I), túmi/tui/apni… (you), se,tini… (he/she),
amra (we), tara, tnara… (they),
Examples:
Ami
shikhi (I
learn), tumi
shekho (you
learn),
apni shekhen (you learn [respected person]), se sekhe(he or she learns), tini shekhen (he or she learns
[respected person]), amra shikhi (we learn), tomra shekho (you learn [plural, friendly]), tara shekhe (they learn),), tumi shekho (you learn [plural,
polite]).
Indirect
Object Pronouns:
Indirect
object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a
person.
amake(me), tomake, apnake (you), take, tnake (him, her), amaderke (us), taderke (them):
Examples:
Amake boita dao (give me the book). Ami tomake bhalobasi (I love you).
Possessive
Pronouns:
amar (mine), amader (ours plural), tomar (yours), tomader (yours plural) tar (his, hers), tader, tnader (theirs [respected person]).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Bengali Pronouns |
| Pronouns | sorbo nam - সওর্বও নম্ |
| I | ami - অমি |
| you | tumi - টুমি |
| he | se (male) - সএ (মলএ) |
| she | se (female) - সএ (fএমলএ) |
| we | amora - অমওর |
| they | tara - টর |
| |
| me | amake - অমকএ |
| you | tomake - টওমকএ |
| him | take - টকএ |
| her | tar - টর্ |
| us | amader - অমডএর্ |
| them | segulo - সএগুলও |
| |
| my | amar - অমর্ |
| your | tomar - টওমর্ |
| his | tar - টর্ |
| her | tar - টর্ |
| our | amader - অমডএর্ |
| their | tahader - টহডএর্ |
| |
| mine | amar - অমর্ |
| yours | tomader - টওমডএর্ |
| his | tar - টর্ |
| hers | tahar - টহর্ |
| ours | amader - অমডএর্ |
| theirs | tahader - টহডএর্ |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Bengali has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Bangla.
List of Pronouns in Bengali
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Bengali placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bengali vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Bengali Pronouns |
| I speak | ami boli - অমি বওলি |
| you speak | tumi bolo - টুমি বওলও |
| he speaks | se bole - সএ বওলএ |
| she speaks | se bole - সএ বওলএ |
| we speak | amora boli - অমওর বওলি |
| they speak | tara bole - টর বওলএ |
| |
| give me | amake dao - অমকএ ডও |
| give you | tumi dao - টুমি ডও |
| give him | take dao - টকএ ডও |
| give her | tar deoa - টর্ ডএওঅ |
| give us | amader dao - অমডএর্ ডও |
| give them | segulo dao - সএগুলও ডও |
| |
| my book | amar boi - অমর্ বওই |
| your book | tomar boi - টওমর্ বওই |
| his book | tar boi - টর্ বওই |
| her book | tar boi - টর্ বওই |
| our book | amader boi - অমডএর্ বওই |
| their book | tahader boi - টহডএর্ বওই |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Bengali, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Bangla Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Bengali lessons here: Learn Bengali. Don't forget to bookmark this page.