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Learning the Malagasy 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 Malagasy language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Malagasy.
Malagasy 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).
In English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In Malagasy, the personal pronouns are:
Izaho or aho (I), ianao (you singular), izy (he or she),
Isika… (we) –inclusive- izahay (we) -exclusive-, ianareo… (you plural) izy ireo… (they)
Examples: Mianatra aho (I learn), mianatra ianao (you learn, singular), mianatra izy (he/she learns), mianatra isika (we learn: you included), mianatra izahay we learn, you are not included) mianatra ianareo (you learn, plural), mianatra izy ireo (they learn)
Indirect Object Pronouns:
Indirect object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a person.
Ahy (me), anao (you), azy (him, her), antsika(inclusive); anay (exclusive) (us), anareo(you), azy ireo (them):
Examples: Omeo ahy ny boky (give me the book). Tiako ianao(I love you).
Possessive Pronouns:
Ahy (variant= ahako) (remember that there is no disctinction between masculine and feminine; singular and plural as well), anao (yours), azy (his, hers), antsika (inclusive); anay (exclusive) (ours), anareo (yours), azy ireo (theirs).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Malagasy Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | Mpisolo-tena |
| I | izaho |
| you | ianao |
| he | izy |
| she | izy |
| we | isika |
| they | izy ireo/zareo |
| me | izaho |
| you | ianao |
| him | izy |
| her | izy |
| us | isika/tsika |
| them | izy ireo/zareo |
| my | ny -ko |
| your | ny -nao |
| his | ny -niny |
| her | ny -niny |
| our | ny -tsika |
| their | ny -nareo |
| mine | ahy |
| yours | anao |
| his | azy |
| hers | azy |
| ours | antsika |
| theirs | azy ireo |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Malagasy.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Malagasy placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malagasy vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Malagasy Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | miteny aho |
| you speak | miteny ianao |
| he speaks | miteny izy |
| she speaks | miteny izy |
| we speak | miteny isika |
| they speak | miteny izy ireo |
| give me | omeo aho |
| omeo izy | |
| give him | omeo izy |
| give her | omeo izy |
| give us | omeo izahay |
| give them | omeo izy ireo |
| my book | ny bokiko |
| your book | ny bokinao |
| his book | ny bokiny |
| her book | ny bokiny |
| our book | ny bokintsika |
| their book | ny bokiny |
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