Personal pronouns: Difference between revisions

The '''personal pronouns''' in [[Toki Pona]] are '''{{tp|mi}}''' (first -person), '''{{tp|sina}}''' (second -person), and '''{{tp|ona}}''' (third -person). PronounsIn terms of number and syntax, pronouns act likethe same as any other [[content word]] when it comes to syntax and number.

Pronouns doare generally not markmarked for [[number]],. so theyThey can be either singular andor plural.:

|{{Example|mi [[mute]]|we<ref group="note">JustSimilarly liketo withother regularcontent [[noun]]swords, {{tp|mute}} is generally reserved for three or more individuals. If "we" refers to two people it is more common to use {{tp|mi tu}} or just {{tp|mi}} instead of {{tp|mi mute}}.</ref>}}

{{Example|ijo <u>mi</u>|<u>my</u> stuff<br/><u>our</u> stuff}}

Pronouns doare not markmarked [[for {{wp|gender]]}}. Instead, youOne can narrow down the referent of a pronoun by using <em>any</em> quality as a modifier.

{{Example|sinaona [[suli]] [[o]]!jelo|Hey, the tallyellow one(s) of you!them}}

If the [[subject]] of a [[sentence]] is only {{tp|mi}} or only {{tp|sina}}, the particle {{tp|[[li]]}}, that would usually follow it, is dropped.

{{Example|mi [[en]]pona. sinaijo mi <ins>li</ins> pona.}}

The words {{tp|[[ni]]}} ("this, that") and {{tp|[[seme]]}} ("what") are also pronouns, as they stand in for a content word or phrase, but they are not personal pronouns. See also [[ona vs ni|{{tp|ona}} vs {{tp|ni}}]].