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Learning the Persian 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 Persian language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Persian.
Persian 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 | Persian Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | z̤emāyer - ضمایر |
| I | men - من |
| you | to / shemā - تو / شما |
| he | āo - او |
| she | āo - او |
| we | mā - ما |
| they | ānehā - آنها |
| me | men rā - من را |
| you | to / shemā rā - تو / شما را |
| him | āo rā - او را |
| her | āo rā - او را |
| us | mā rā - ما را |
| them | ānehā rā - آنها را |
| my | men - من |
| your | to / shemā - تو / شما |
| his | āo - او |
| her | āo - او |
| our | mā - ما |
| their | ānehā - آنها |
| mine | māl men - مال من |
| yours | māl to / shemā - مال تو / شما |
| his | māl āo - مال او |
| hers | māl āo - مال او |
| ours | māl mā - مال ما |
| theirs | māl ānehā - مال آنها |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Persian.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Persian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Persian vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Persian Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | men ṣeḥebet mey kenem - من صحبت می کنم |
| you speak | to ṣeḥebet mey keneye/ shemā ṣeḥebet mey keneyed - تو صحبت می کنی/ شما صحبت می کنید |
| he speaks | āo ṣeḥebet mey kened - او صحبت می کند |
| she speaks | āo ṣeḥebet mey kened - او صحبت می کند |
| we speak | mā ṣeḥebet mey keneyem - ما صحبت می کنیم |
| they speak | ānehā ṣeḥebet mey kenened - آنها صحبت می کنند |
| give me | bedeh beh men - بده به من |
| bedeh beh to / shemā - بده به تو / شما | |
| give him | bedeh beh āo - بده به او |
| give her | bedeh beh āo - بده به او |
| give us | bedeh beh mā - بده به ما |
| give them | bedeh beh ānehā - بده به آنها |
| my book | ketāb men - کتاب من |
| your book | ketāb to / ketāb shemā - کتاب تو / کتاب شما |
| his book | ketāb āo - کتاب او |
| her book | ketāb āo - کتاب او |
| our book | ketāb mā - کتاب ما |
| their book | ketāb ānehā - کتاب آنها |
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