Polish Pronouns
Learning the Polish 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 Polish language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Polish.
Polish 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 Polish, the personal pronouns are:
JA (I), TY (you), ON (he), ONA (she), ONO (it)
MY (we), WY (you pl), ONI (they
masc.) ONE (they fem.)
Examples: JA idę, TY idziesz, ON
(ONA, ONO) idzie,
MY idziemy, WY idziecie,
ONI (ONE) idą
Indirect Object Pronouns:
Indirect
object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a
person.
Mnie (me), ciebie/cię (you), jego/go, ją (him, her, you (formal), nas (us), was (you), ich (them):
Examples:
Nie lubię go (I don’t like him),
Kocham cię (I love you).
Possessive
Pronouns:
Mój (mine), twój (yours), jego, jej (his, hers), nasz (ours), wasz (yours), ich (theirs).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Polish Pronouns |
| Pronouns | Zaimki |
| I | Ja |
| you | ty |
| he | on |
| she | ona |
| we | my |
| they | oni/ one |
| |
| me | mnie |
| you | ciebie |
| him | jego |
| her | jej |
| us | nas |
| them | ich |
| |
| my | mój |
| your | twój |
| his | jego |
| her | jej |
| our | nasz |
| their | ich |
| |
| mine | mój |
| yours | twój |
| his | jego |
| hers | jej |
| ours | nasz |
| theirs | ich |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Polish has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Polish.
List of Pronouns in Polish
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Polish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Polish vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Polish Pronouns |
| I speak | Mówię |
| you speak | mówisz |
| he speaks | mówi |
| she speaks | mówi |
| we speak | mówimy |
| they speak | mówią |
| |
| give me | dać mi |
| give you | dać tobie |
| give him | dać jemu |
| give her | dać jej |
| give us | dać nam |
| give them | dać im |
| |
| my book | moja książka |
| your book | twoja książka |
| his book | jego książka |
| her book | jej książka |
| our book | nasza książka |
| their book | ich książka |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Polish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Polish Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Polish lessons here: Learn Polish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.