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GRAMMAR

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Notę: The cases are explaincd in the Grammar part of Lesson 3. Singular

Nom.	ja -I	ty - you	on - he	ona - she	ono - it
Gen.	mnie - mię	ciebie - cię	jego- go	jej	jego -go
Dat.	mnie - mi	tobie - ci	jemu- mu	jej - niej	jemu - mu
Acc.	mnie - mię	ciebie - cię	jego - go	ją - nią	je - nie
Instr.	mną	tobą	nim	nią	nim
Loc.	omnie	o tobie	o nim	o niej	onim

Plural

Nom:	my-we	wy-you	oni- they	one - they	one -they
Gen.	nas	was	ich-nich	ich-nich	ich-nich
Dat.	nam	wam	im-nim	im-nim	im-nim
Acc.	nas	was	ich-nich	je-nie	je-nie
Instr.	nami	wami	nimi	nimi	nimi
Loc.	onas	o was	o nich	o nich	onich

In both the singular and plural, morę than one form occurs in the genitive, dative and accusative. The forms beginning with n-are used after prepositions, and the remaining forms are used in all other cases. The short forms, ci, cię, go, mi, mu do not have independent stress.

EXERCISES

1.    Translate into English.

A ty? Ona czyta gazetę. Znam je. Nie znam ich.

2.    Translate into Polish.

Where is Joseph? Have you seen him? Yes, he was here. Where is he now?

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REFLEXIVE pronouns

Nom. -

Gen. siebie-się (myself) Dat. sobie Acc. siebie - się Inst. sobą Loc. osobie

Reflexive pronouns can be applied to any of three persons H representing 'myself, 'thyself, 'himself, 'herself, ■itself, Wlves' 'yourselves', 'themselves'.    ’    ’

Examples: Widzę siebie w lustrze.

I can see myself in the mirror.

EXERCISE

3. Translate into Polish.

She poured herself some tea. They are always pleased with themselves.

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