Pronouns in Cantonese are less numerous than their Indo-European languages counterparts. Cantonese uses pronouns that apply the same meaning to function as both subjective (English: I, he, we) and objective (me, him, us) just like many other Sinitic languages.[1]
Personal pronouns[]
Cantonese personal pronouns [2]
| Person |
Singular |
Plural*
|
| General |
Classic |
Meaning |
General |
Classic |
Meaning
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| First person
|
|
- 我 - ngo5 (acc.)
- 吾 - ng4 (nom.)
|
'I/me'
|
|
- 我等 - ngo5 dang2
- 吾等 - ng4 dang2
|
'we/us'
|
| Second person
|
|
|
'you'
|
|
- 爾等 - ji5 dang2
- 汝等 - jyu5 dang2
|
'you (all)'
|
| Third person
|
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