If you're trying to learn Sinhala Pronouns which is also called Sinhanlese, check our courses about Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns... to help you with your Sinhala grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Sinhala. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Sinhala 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 Sinhala language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Sinhala.
Sinhala 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 | Sinhala Pronouns |
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Pronouns | sarvanāma - සර්වනාම |
I | mama - මම |
you | oba - ඔබ |
he | ohū - ඔහු |
she | æya - ඇය |
we | api - අපි |
they | ovūhū - ඔවුහු |
me | maṭa - මට |
you | obaṭa - ඔබට |
him | ohūṭa - ඔහුට |
her | æyaṭa - ඇයට |
us | apaṭa - අපට |
them | ovūnṭa - ඔවුන්ට |
my | magē - මගේ |
your | obē - ඔබේ |
his | ohūgē - ඔහුගේ |
her | ægē - ඇගේ |
our | apē - අපේ |
their | ovūngē - ඔවුන්ගේ |
mine | magē - මගේ |
yours | obē - ඔබේ |
his | ohūgē - ඔහුගේ |
hers | ægē - ඇගේ |
ours | apē - අපේ |
theirs | ovūngē - ඔවුන්ගේ |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Sinhala.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Sinhala placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Sinhala vocabulary.
English Pronouns | Sinhala Pronouns |
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I speak | mama katā karami - මම කතා කරමි |
you speak | oba katā karannehi - ඔබ කතා කරන්නෙහි |
he speaks | ohū katā karayi - ඔහු කතා කරයි |
she speaks | æya katā karayi - ඇය කතා කරයි |
we speak | api katā karamū - අපි කතා කරමු |
they speak | ovūhū katā karati - ඔවුහු කතා කරති |
give me | maṭa denna - මට දෙන්න |
obaṭa denna - ඔබට දෙන්න | |
give him | ohūṭa denna - ඔහුට දෙන්න |
give her | æyaṭa denna - ඇයට දෙන්න |
give us | apiṭa denna - අපිට දෙන්න |
give them | ovūnṭa denna - ඔවුන්ට දෙන්න |
my book | magē pota - මගේ පොත |
your book | obē pota - ඔබේ පොත |
his book | ohūgē pota - ඔහුගේ පොත |
her book | ægē pota - ඇගේ පොත |
our book | apē pota - අපේ පොත |
their book | ovūngē pota - ඔවුන්ගේ පොත |
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