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Personal Pronouns

εγώ, εσύ, αυτός ... and εσείς

Subject pronouns

εγώ, εσύ, αυτός/αυτή/αυτό, εμείς, εσείς, αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά.

📊 Subject pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st εγώ εμείς
2nd informal εσύ εσείς
3rd masc. αυτός αυτοί
3rd fem. αυτή αυτές
3rd neut. αυτό αυτά
formal εσείς εσείς
💬 Examples
εγώ / εσύ / αυτός
eh-GO / eh-SEE / af-TOS
I / you / he
📝 εσύ is informal singular
εμείς / εσείς / αυτοί
eh-MEES / eh-SEES / af-TEE
we / you (pl) / they
📝 εσείς = plural or polite singular
εσύ / εσείς — informal and formal

εσύ = one friend; εσείς = several people or polite singular.

💬 Examples
Πώς σε λένε;
pos se LEH-ne
What is your name? (informal)
📝 εσύ / σε = informal
Πώς σας λένε;
pos sas LEH-ne
What is your name? (formal/plural)
📝 εσείς / σας = formal or plural
Subject pronouns are often dropped

Greek is a pro-drop language; the verb ending shows the person.

💬 Examples
Μιλώ ελληνικά.
mee-LO eh-lee-nee-KA
I speak Greek.
📝 no εγώ needed — -ώ signals 1st sg.
Πηγαίνεις στην αγορά;
pee-YEH-nis stin a-go-RA
Are you going to the market?
📝 εσύ omitted; -εις signals 2nd sg.