There are many pronouns in the Russian language and it takes some time to learn them all.
Pronouns are words which can be used in the place of nouns so that you don’t have to repeat the nouns.
Consider “I”,”He”, “She” in English. Each of the Russian pronouns decline according to their case.
Luckily, as often happens in the Russian language, pronouns often decline according to certain patterns.
It is far to difficult to remember every pronoun and case, they normally decline in a logical pattern so you should learn them this way.
Russian Personal Pronouns
Singular personal pronouns.
|
1st person |
2nd person |
3rd person (masc.) |
3rd person (fem.) |
3rd person (neut.). |
| English |
I, Me |
You |
He, Him |
She, Her |
It |
| Nominative Case |
Я |
Ты |
Он |
Она |
Оно |
| Accusative Case |
Меня |
Тебя |
Его |
Её |
Его |
| Genitive Case |
Меня |
Тебя |
Его |
Её |
Его |
| Dative Case |
Мне |
Тебе |
Ему |
Ей |
Ему |
| Instrumental Case |
Мной |
Тобой |
Им |
Ей |
Им |
| Prepositional Case |
Мне |
Тебе |
Нём |
Ней |
Нём |
Plural personal pronouns.
|
1st person |
2nd person |
3rd person |
| English |
We, Us |
You |
They, Them |
| Nominative Case |
Мы |
Вы |
Они |
| Accusative Case |
Нас |
Вас |
Их |
| Genitive Case |
Нас |
Вас |
Их |
| Dative Case |
Нам |
Вам |
Им |
| Instrumental Case |
Нами |
Вами |
Ими |
| Prepositional Case |
Нас |
Вас |
Них |
Note 1: Pronouns that start with vowels may be proceeded by the letter "н" when used with prepositions.
Note 2: Ег
о is pronounced "yevo".
Russian Possessive Pronouns
Please note that the genders indicated in the following tables refer to the gender of the noun that these pronouns modify.
(ie the noun owned). For example in the phrase "My book", you would use the 1st person (my) and feminie gender (book is feminine) (Моя).
Don't confuse this with the pronouns "his" and "her" (Его and Её).
Singular possessive pronouns.
|
1st Person |
2nd Person |
|
Masc. |
Fem. |
Neut. |
Plural |
Masc. |
Fem. |
Neut. |
Plural |
| English |
My, Mine |
Your, Yours |
| Nominative Case |
Мой |
Моя |
Моё |
Мои |
Твой |
Твоя |
Твоё |
Твои |
Accusative Case (anim.) |
Мой Моего |
Мою |
Моё |
Мои Моих |
Твой Твоего |
Твою |
Твоё |
Твои Твоих |
| Genitive Case |
Моего |
Моей |
Моего |
Моих |
Твоего |
Твоей |
Твоего |
Твоих |
| Dative Case |
Моему |
Моей |
Моему |
Моим |
Твоему |
Твоей |
Твоему |
Твоим |
| Instrumental Case |
Моим |
Моей |
Моим |
Моими |
Твоим |
Твоей |
Твоим |
Твоими |
| Prepositional Case |
Моём |
Моей |
Моём |
Моих |
Твоём |
Твоей |
Твоём |
Твоих |
3rd Person : Always use Его (m.n) (his, its) or Её (f) (her) regardless of the case of the noun modified.
Plural possessive pronouns.
|
1st Person |
2nd Person |
|
Masc. |
Fem. |
Neut. |
Plural |
Masc. |
Fem. |
Neut. |
Plural |
| English |
Our |
Your, Yours |
| Nominative Case |
Наш |
Наша |
Наше |
Наши |
Ваш |
Ваша |
Ваше |
Ваши |
Accusative Case (anim.) |
Наш Нашего |
Нашу |
Наше |
Наши Наших |
Ваш Вашего |
Вашу |
Ваше |
Ваши Ваших |
| Genitive Case |
Нашего |
Нашей |
Нашего |
Наших |
Вашего |
Вашей |
Вашего |
Ваших |
| Dative Case |
Нашему |
Нашей |
Нашему |
Нашим |
Вашему |
Вашей |
Вашему |
Вашим |
| Instrumental Case |
Нашим |
Нашей |
Нашим |
Нашими |
Вашим |
Вашей |
Вашим |
Вашими |
| Prepositional Case |
Нашем |
Нашей |
Нашем |
Наших |
Вашем |
Вашей |
Вашем |
Ваших |
3rd Person : Always use Их regardless of the gender and case of the noun modified.
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