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Learning the Javanese 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 Javanese language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Javanese.
Javanese 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). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Javanese Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | kata ganti |
| I | aku |
| you | kowe/awakmu |
| he | dheweke |
| she | dheweke |
| we | kita |
| they | dheweke |
| me | aku |
| you | kowe |
| him | dheweke |
| her | dheweke |
| us | kita |
| them | dheweke |
| my | ku (mobilku) |
| your | mu |
| his | gone dheweke |
| her | gone dheweke |
| our | gone dewe |
| their | gone dheweke |
| mine | gonku |
| yours | gonmu |
| his | gone dheweke |
| hers | gone dheweke |
| ours | gone dhewe |
| theirs | gone dheweke |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Javanese.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Javanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Javanese vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Javanese Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | aku ngomong |
| you speak | kowe ngomong |
| he speaks | dheweke ngomong |
| she speaks | dheweke ngomong |
| we speak | dewe ngomong |
| they speak | dheweke ngomong |
| give me | nehi aku |
| nehi kowe | |
| give him | nehi dheweke |
| give her | nehi dheweke |
| give us | nehi kita |
| give them | nehi dheweke |
| my book | bukuku |
| your book | bukumu |
| his book | bukune dheweke |
| her book | bukune dheweke |
| our book | bukune dhewe |
| their book | bukune kita |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Javanese. Once you're done with Javanese Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Javanese lessons here: Learn Javanese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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