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Sundanese Pronouns

This is a list of pronouns in Sundanese. 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: abdi
You: anjeun
He: anjeuna
She: anjeuna
We: abdi sadaya / urang sadaya
You (pl.): anjeunna sadaya
They: aranjeuna

Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.

I love you: abdi tresna ka anjeun
She is beautiful: anjeuna geulis
We are happy: urang sadaya gumbira
They are dancing: aranjeuna ngibing

Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".

Me: abdi
You: anjeun
Him: anjeuna
Her: anjeuna
Us: abdi sadaya / urang sadaya
You (pl.): anjeun na sadaya
Them: aranjeuna

These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.

Give me your phone number: bikeun ka abdi nomor telepon anjeun
I can give you my email: abdi tiasa bikeun anjeun email abdi
Tell him to call me: ngomong keun ka anjeuna kanggo saur keun abdi
Can you call us?: tiasa anjeun na teh saur keun abdi sadaya?

We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".

My: nu abdi
Your: nu anjeun
His: nu anjeuna
Her: nu anjeuna
Our: nu abdi sadaya / nu urang sadaya
Your (pl.): nu anjeun sadaya
Their: nu aranjeuna

Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.

My phone number is . . .: nomor telepon abdi
His email is . . .: email anjeuna
Our dream is to visit Spain: impen urang nganjang ka spanyol
Their country is beautiful: nagara na teh sae

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: gaduh abdi
Yours: gaduh anjeun
His: gaduh anjeuna
Hers: gaduh anjeuna
Ours: gaduh anjeun sadaya
Yours (pl.): gaduh anjeuna sadaya
Theirs: gaduh anjeuna sadaya

These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.

The book is mine: buku ieu gaduh abdi
Is this pen yours?: pen ieu teh gaduh anjeun?
The shoes are hers: sapatu ieu gaduh anjeuna
Victory is ours: kakengingan ieu gaduh anjeuna sadaya

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