There are some useful resources and a course in Albanian pronouns if you are trying to learn them along with subject pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns and indefinite pronouns. Here are some tips for improving your Albanian grammar. Observe how the phrase changes position every time you focus on the Albanian class.
Pronouns play an important role in everyday discussions, so learning the Albanian Pronouns is essential. You get closer to mastering the Albanian language by practicing it more. The first thing we need to understand is what Pronouns are and how they are used in the Albanian grammar.
Grammar Tips:
Subject Pronouns:
In English the subject pronouns are:
Singular: I, you, he, she, it,
Plural: we, you, they.
In Albanian, the subject pronouns are:
Singular: unë (I), ti (you sing.), ai (he), ajo (she),
Plural: ne (we), Ju (you pl.), ata (they masc.), ato (they fem.)
Illustrations:
I think |
Unë mendoj |
You think (singular) |
Ti mendon (sing.) |
He thinks |
Ai mendon |
She thinks |
Ajo mendon |
it thinks |
Ai / Ajo mendon
(he / she thinks) |
We think |
Ne mendojmë |
You think (plural) |
Ju mendoni ( pl.) |
They think |
Ata mendojnë ( masc.)
Ato mendojnë ( fem.) |
Demonstrative pronouns:
This |
Ky (masc.); Kjo (fem.) |
These |
Keta (masc.); Keto (fem.) |
That |
Ai (masc.); Ajo (fem.) |
Those |
Ata (masc.); Ato (fem.) |
Possessive Adjectives:
A possessive adjective in Albanian has Person, Number, Gender and Case, and they agree with their noun.
There is a Masculine and Feminine gender depending on whether the noun being defined is masculine or feminine.
Examples: Ky është libri im. – This is my book.(M. Sing.); Kjo është makina e saj. – This is her car. (F. Sing.)
Këta janë librat e mi. – These are my books (M. Plural); Ato janë makinat e mia. Those are my cars. (F. Plural)
For masculine nouns in singular and plural:
My |
im (sing.); e mi (pl.) |
Your (sing.) |
yt (sing.); e tu (pl.) |
His |
i tij (sing.); e tij (pl.) |
Her |
e saj (sing.); e saj (pl.) |
Its |
i tij (masc.)
i saj (fem.) |
Our |
ynë (sing.); tanë (pl.) |
Your (pl.) |
juaj (pl.); tuaj (pl.) |
They |
i tyre (masc. pl.); e tyre (pl.)
e tyre (fem. pl.); e tyre (pl.) |
Examples:
This is his phone – Ky është telefoni i tij.
I am a man and this is my book. / Unë jam burrë dhe ky është libri im.
We are teachers and this is our book. – Ne jemi mësues dhe ky është libri ynë.
For fem. nouns in sing. and plural:
My |
ime (sing.); e mia ( pl.) |
Your (sing.) |
jote (sing.); e tua (pl.) |
His |
e tij (sing); e tij (pl.) |
Her |
e saj (sing.); e saj (pl.) |
Its |
e tij (masc.)
e saj (fem.) |
Our |
jonë (sing.); tona (pl.) |
Your (pl.) |
juaj (pl.); tuaja (pl.) |
They |
e tyre (masc. pl.)
e tyre (fem. pl.) |
Illustrations:
This is my car – Kjo është makina ime.
This is my sister and these are her dolls. / Kjo është motra ime dhe këto janë kukullat e saj.
These are my cars – Keto janë makinat e mia.
Possessive Pronouns:
Nouns can also be modified with Possessive Adjectives. The possessive pronouns are used separately from the noun. The singular possessive pronouns of the masculine gender take ending –i, or –e as in: imi, yni, yti, etc. and –t(ë) in plural. The singular possessive pronouns of the feminine gender take the ending –a, as in: imja, jotja, e tija, e saja, e jona etc. and –t in plural. The plural of the masculine and feminine possessive pronouns is preceded by the article të, as in: të mitë, të miat, të tuat, te sajtë, etc. Take a look below:
Masc. Sing. / Masc. pl.
Fem.Sing. / Fem. pl.
mine = imi / imja; të mitë / të miat
yours = yti / jotja; të tutë / të tuat
his = i tiji / e tija; të tijtë / të tijat
hers = i saji / e saja; të sajtë / të sajat
ours = yni / jona; tanët / tonat
yours = juaji / juaja. tuajt / tuajat
theirs = i tyre / e tyrja; të tyre / të tyret
theirs = i tyre / e tyrja; të tyre / të tyret
Example (Singular)
Where is my handkerchief? / Ku është shamia ime?
Example (Plural)
This is my pencil. / Ky është lapsi im.
Indefinite pronouns.
This pronoun it tells indefinite quantities of things and human.
Example:
dikush, ndonjë, askush, asgjë, dicka, shumë, pak,
We have some different types of indefinite pronouns.
Formed with: do-
Example. Cilido, cfarëdo, kushdo.
Formed with: di-
Example. Dikush, dicka, disa.
Formed with: as-
Example. Askush, asgjë, asnjeri.
Formed with: kurr-
Example. Kurrgjë, kurrkush.
Formed with: gjithë- tjetër- or shumë-
Example. Gjithëkush, gjithëfarë, tjetërkush, shumëkush.
Example.
Dikush po vjen. Unë nuk shoh asgjë. Dicka nuk shkon mirë këtu.
Someone is coming. I don’t see anything. Something is not going well here.