Latvian Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Latvian. This includes subject, object, and the possessive. These are used on a daily basis, so don't skip this lesson. We start with the object pronouns such as "I, you, her ..."
I: es
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You: tu / jūs
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He: viņš
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She: viņa
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| We: mēs |
| You (pl.): jūs |
| They: viņi / viņas / / tie / tās |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: es tevi mīlu
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She is beautiful: viņa ir skaista
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| We are happy: mēs esam laimīgi |
| They are dancing: viņi dejo |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: man / mani (accusative)
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You: tev, jums / tevi / jūs
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Him: viņam / viņu
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Her: viņai / viņu / viņas (posessive)
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| Us: mums / mūs |
| You (pl.): jums / jūs |
| Them: viņiem / viņām / / viņus / viņas / / tiem / tām / / tos / tās |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: Iedod man, lūdzu, savu telefona numuru
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I can give you my email: Es varu tev iedot savu e-pastu
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| Tell him to call me: Pasaki, lai viņš man piezvana |
| Can you call us?: Vai tu vari mums piezvanīt? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: mans / mana / mani / manas
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Your: tavs / tava / tavi / tavas / / jūsu
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His: viņa
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Her: viņas
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| Our: mūsu |
| Your (pl.): jūsu |
| Their: viņu / to |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: Mans telefona numurs ir...
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His email is . . .: Viņa e-pasts ir...
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| Our dream is to visit Spain: Mūsu sapnis ir aizbraukt uz Spāniju |
| Their country is beautiful: Viņu valsts ir skaista |
This is the possessive pronoun. Used as an alternative to the possessive adjectives above. Instead of saying "It is my dog" you can say "It is mine".
Mine: manējais / manējā / manējie / manējās / / mans / mana / mani / manas
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Yours: tavējais / tavējā / tavējie / tavējās / / tavs / tava / tavi / tavas / / jūsējais / jūsējā / jūsējie / jūsējās / / jūsu
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His: viņa
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Hers: viņas
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| Ours: mūsējais / mūsējā / musējie / mūsējās / / mūsu |
| Yours (pl.): jūsu |
| Theirs: viņu |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: Šī grāmata ir mana
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Is this pen yours?: Vai šī pildspalva ir jūsu / tava?
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| The shoes are hers: Tās ir viņas kurpes. |
| Victory is ours: Uzvara ir mūsu |
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