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Ukrainian Pronouns

This is a list of pronouns in Ukrainian. 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: я
ya
You: ти, Ви(polite)
ty, Vy(polite)
He: він
vin
She: вона
vona
We: ми
my
You (pl.): ви
vy
They: вони
vony

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

I love you: Я кохаю тебе
YA kokhayu tebe
She is beautiful: Вона гарна
Vona harna
We are happy: Ми щасливі / раді
My shchaslyvi / radi
They are dancing: Вони танцюють
Vony tantsyuyutʹ

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

Me: мене, мені
mene, meni
You: тебе, тобі; Вас, Вам
tebe, tobi; Vas, Vam
Him: його, йому
yoho, yomu
Her: її, їй
yiyi, yiy
Us: нас, нам
nas, nam
You (pl.): вас, вам
vas, vam
Them: їх, їм
yikh, yim

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

Give me your phone number: Дай мені твій / свій номер телефону
Day meni tviy / sviy nomer telefonu
I can give you my email: Я можу дати тобі мою / свою електронну адресу
YA mozhu daty tobi moyu / svoyu elektronnu adresu
Tell him to call me: Скажи йому, щоб подзвонив мені
Skazhy yomu, shchob podzvonyv meni
Can you call us?: Можеш зателефонувати нам?
Mozhesh zatelefonuvaty nam?

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

My: мій
miy
Your: Ваш, твій
Vash, tviy
His: його
yoho
Her: її
yiyi
Our: наш
nash
Your (pl.): ваш
vash
Their: їхній
yikhniy

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

My phone number is . . .: мій номер телефону...
miy nomer telefonu...
His email is . . .: Його електронна адреса...
Yoho elektronna adresa...
Our dream is to visit Spain: Наша мрія - відвідати Іспанію
Nasha mriya - vidvidaty Ispaniyu
Their country is beautiful: Їхня країна гарна
Yikhnya krayina harna

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: моє
moye
Yours: твоє
tvoye
His: його
yoho
Hers: її
yiyi
Ours: наше
nashe
Yours (pl.): ваше
vashe
Theirs: їхнє
yikhnye

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

The book is mine: книжка моя
knyzhka moya
Is this pen yours?: ця ручка - твоя?
tsya ruchka - tvoya?
The shoes are hers: Ці туфлі - її
Tsi tufli - yiyi
Victory is ours: Перемога - наша
Peremoha - nasha

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