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Learning the Indonesian 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 Indonesian language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Indonesian.
Indonesian 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).
Pronouns Lesson
In English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In Indonesian, the personal pronouns are:
aku... (I), kamu... (you), dia ( pria).... (he), dia ( wanita)… (she),
kita .... (we), mereka.... (they masc.), mereka… (they fem.)
Examples:aku belajar (I learn), kamu belajar (you learn), dia belajar (he learns), ia belajar(she learns), anda belajar (you learn [polite]), kita belajar (we learn), kalian belajar (you learn [plural, friendly]), mereka belajar (they learn), mereka belajar (they learn), kalian belajar (you learn [plural, polite]).
Indirect Object Pronouns:
Indirect object pronouns are words that replace the indirect object, which is usually a person.
aku (me), kamu (you), dia (him, her, you (formal), kita (us), kalian (you), mereka (them):
Examples: berikan buku itu padaku (give me the book). aku cinta kamu (I love you).
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Indonesian Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | Kata ganti |
| I | Aku |
| you | kau,kamu |
| he | dia |
| she | dia |
| we | kita |
| they | mereka |
| me | saya |
| you | kamu |
| him | dia |
| her | dia |
| us | kami |
| them | mereka |
| my | saya |
| your | anda |
| his | dia |
| her | dia |
| our | kami |
| their | mereka |
| mine | milik saya |
| yours | milikmu |
| his | miliknya |
| hers | miliknya |
| ours | milik kita |
| theirs | milik mereka |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Indonesian.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Indonesian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Indonesian vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Indonesian Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | Aku berbicara |
| you speak | Anda berbicara |
| he speaks | ia berbicara |
| she speaks | ia berbicara |
| we speak | kita berbicara |
| they speak | mereka berbicara |
| give me | beri saya |
| give you | memberi kamu |
| give him | memberinya |
| give her | memberinya |
| give us | memberi kita |
| give them | memberi mereka |
| my book | buku saya |
| your book | buku anda |
| his book | bukunya |
| her book | bukunya |
| our book | buku kami |
| their book | buku mereka |
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