Hebrew:Pronouns
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Pronouns
| Singular | Plural | |
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| First Person | אני (ani) | אנחנו (anachnu) |
| Second Person Masc | אתה (atah) | אתם (atem) |
| Second Person Fem | את (at) | אתן (aten) |
| Third Person Masc | הוא (hu) | הם (hem) |
| Third Person Fem | היא (hi) | הן (hen) |
Preposition Endings
In Hebrew, as in the other Semitic languages and some other languages, when a Hebrew pronoun follows a preposition, it's suffixed to the preposition, rather than kept separate as in English.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First Person | י- (-i) | נו- (-nu) |
| Second Person Masc | ך- (-cha) | כם- (-chem) |
| Second Person Fem | ך- (-ach) | כן- (chen) |
| Third Person Masc | ו- (-o) | הם- (-ahem) |
| Third Person Fem | ה- (-ah) | הן- (ahen) |
NB: The second person masculine and feminine singular look exactly the same in writing, however they're pronounced differently.
Examples
These are prepositions with the corresponding pronoun attached to them.
של shel
Shel means "of," however it's also commonly used in possessive constructions in Hebrew.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First Person | שלי (sheli) | שלנו (shelnu) |
| Second Person Masc | שלך (shelcha) | שלכם (shelachem) |
| Second Person Fem | שלך (shelach) | שלכן (shelachen) |
| Third Person Masc | שלו (shelo) | שלהם (shelahem) |
| Third Person Fem | שלה (shelah) | שלהן (shelahen) |
את et
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First Person | אותי (oti) | אותנו (otnu) |
| Second Person Masc | אותך (otcha) | אותכם (otachem) |
| Second Person Fem | אותך (otach) | אותכן (otachen) |
| Third Person Masc | אותו (oto) | אותהם (otahem) |
| Third Person Fem | אותה (otah) | אותהן (otahen) |
This is a very important Hebrew preposition, it marks the definite article. When it's conjugated for a pronoun, its pronunciation changes from et to ot, and its spelling changes from את to אות.
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