Azerbaijani Pronouns
Learning the Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Azerbaijani.
Azerbaijani 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). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Azerbaijani Pronouns |
| Pronouns | Əvəzliklər |
| I | Mən |
| you | sən |
| he | o |
| she | o |
| we | biz |
| they | onlar |
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| me | məni; mənə |
| you | sizi; sizə; səni; sənə |
| him | onu; ona |
| her | onu; ona |
| us | bizi; bizə |
| them | onları; onlara |
| |
| my | mənim |
| your | sənin |
| his | onun |
| her | onun |
| our | bizim |
| their | onların |
| |
| mine | mənimki |
| yours | sizinki |
| his | onunku |
| hers | onunku |
| ours | bizimki |
| theirs | onlarınkı |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Azerbaijani has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Azeri.
List of Pronouns in Azerbaijani
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Azerbaijani placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Azerbaijani vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Azerbaijani Pronouns |
| I speak | Mən danışıram |
| you speak | Sən danışırsan (or) siz danışırsız |
| he speaks | O danışır |
| she speaks | O danışır |
| we speak | Biz danışırıq |
| they speak | Onlar danışır |
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| give me | Mənə ver (or) mənə verin |
| give you | Sənə (sizə) versin |
| give him | Ona ver (or) ona verin |
| give her | Ona ver (or) ona verin |
| give us | Bizə ver (or) bizə verin |
| give them | Onlara ver (or) onlara verin |
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| my book | mənim kitabım |
| your book | sizin kitabınız (or) sənin kitabın |
| his book | onun kitabı |
| her book | onun kitabı |
| our book | bizim kitabımız |
| their book | onların kitabı |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Azerbaijani, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Azeri Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Azerbaijani lessons here: Learn Azerbaijani. Don't forget to bookmark this page.