A personal pronoun has person. It can be first, second, or third person. video Here is the full paradigm of English, personal pronouns:
1st singular | I | me | my |
2nd singular | you | you | your |
3rd singular | he, she, it | him | his |
1st plural | we | us | our |
2nd plural | you | you | your |
3rd plural | they | them | their |
Greek:
The personal pronouns are given here. Note principle 18.
The first and second person pronouns:
1st Person | 2nd Person | 1st Person | 2nd Person | |
Nom sg |
εγω |
συ |
I |
you |
Gen sg |
μου |
σου |
my |
your |
Dat sg |
μοι |
σοι |
to me |
to you |
Acc sg |
με |
σε |
me |
you |
Nom pl |
ημεις |
υμεις |
we |
you |
Gen pl |
ημων |
υμων |
our |
your |
Dat pl |
ημιν |
υμιν |
to us |
to you |
Acc pl |
ημας |
υμας |
us |
you |
The third person pronouns are all forms of αυτος:
Singular |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
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Nominative |
αυτος |
αυτη |
αυτο |
Genitive |
αυτου |
αυτης |
αυτου |
Dative |
αυτω |
αυτη |
αυτω |
Accusative |
αυτον |
αυτην |
αυτο |
Plural |
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
|
Nominative |
αυτοι |
αυται |
αυτα |
Genitive |
αυτων |
αυτων |
αυτων |
Dative |
αυτοις |
αυταις |
αυτοις |
Accusative |
αυτους |
αυτας |
αυτα |
αυτος has two other functions as well (BBG 12.7):
1. When αυτος is in the nominative case and agrees with a noun, then it is an intensive pronoun.
αὐτὸς ὁ ἀνήρ or ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτός = the man himself
ἀνδρός αὐτοῦ = of the man himself
2. When αυτος is preceded by the article in any case:
ὁ αὐτός ἀνήρ = the same man
τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀνδρός = of the same man
Hebrew:
Personal pronouns in Hebrew usually take the form of a pronominal suffix. Some Hebrew pronouns are free morphemes; see here.
Parsing |
Hebrew |
Gloss |
common singular first person |
אֲנִי / אָנֹכִי |
I |
masculine singular second person |
אַתָּה |
you |
feminine singular second person |
אַתְּ |
you |
masculine singular third person |
הוּא |
he / it |
feminine singular third person |
הִיא / הִוא |
she / it |
common plural first person |
אֲנַחְנוּ |
we |
masculine plural second person |
אַתֶּם |
you |
feminine plural second person |
אַתֵּנָה |
you |
masculine plural third person |
הֵם / הֵמָּה |
they |
feminine plural third person |
הֵן / הֵנָּה |
they |