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Personal Pronouns

Gendered pronouns

Subject pronouns vary by gender

'You' and 'they' have masculine and feminine forms.

📊 Subject pronouns
Person Masculine Feminine
I אני (ani) אני (ani)
you sg אתה (ata) את (at)
he / she הוא (hu) היא (hi)
we אנחנו (anachnu) אנחנו
you pl אתם (atem) אתן (aten)
they הם (hem) הן (hen)
💬 Examples
אני / אתה / את
ani / ata / at
I / you (m) / you (f)
📝 'You' is gendered
הוא / היא
hu / hi
he / she
📝 Third person singular
Plural pronouns are also gendered

אתם/אתן (you pl), הם/הן (they).

💬 Examples
אנחנו
anachnu
we
📝 One form for 'we'
הם / הן
hem / hen
they (m) / they (f)
📝 Gendered 'they'
Pronoun + noun = a sentence

No verb 'to be' is needed in the present.

💬 Examples
אני סטודנט
ani student
I am a student
📝 No word for 'am'
היא מורה
hi mora
She is a teacher
📝 Zero copula