Pronouns Related

English

Teochew

I

ua₄

you (for one person)

ler₄

you (for more than one person)

nin₄

we (excluding listener)

uan₄

(we, including listener)

nan₄

he/she

i₃

they/them

i₃nan₁₀

my ….

ua₄₂kai₁₀ ……

my things

ua₄₂kai₁₀mued₁₀kia`₂

mine

ua₄₂kai₁ (emphasis ua₄kai₁₀)

my …. (relatives), e.g. my brother

ua₄₂ / ua`<sub>42</sub> …..,
e.g. ua<sub>42</sub>hia`₃ / ua`<sub>42</sub>hia`₃

your (for one person)

ler₄₂kai₁₀ ……

your (for one person) things

ler₄₂kai₁₀ mued₁₀kia`₂

Your (for one person) …. (relatives), e.g. your brother

ler₄₂ / nia₄₂ ….,
e.g. ler₄₂ hia`<sub>3</sub> / nia<sub>42</sub> hia`₃

yours (for one person)

ler₄₂kai₁ (emphasis ler₄kai₁₀)

your (for more than one person) ….

nin₄₂kai₁₀ ....

your (for more than one person) things

nin₄₂kai₁₀ mued₁₀kia`₂

your …. (relatives), e.g. your brother

nin₄₂ ….., e.g. nin₄₂hia’₃

yours (for more than one person)

nin₄₂kai₁ (emphasis nin₄kai₁₀)

our (excluding listener) ….

uan₄₂kai₁₀ ….

our (excluding listener) things

uan ₄₂kai₁₀ mued₁₀kia`₂

our …. (relatives), e.g. our 2^nd brother

uan₄₂ …., e.g. uan₄₂ji₂₀hia`₃

ours (excluding listener)

uan₄₂kai₁ (emphasis uan₄kai₁₀)

our (including listener) ….

nan₄₂kai₁₀ ….

our (including listener) things

nan₄₂kai₁₀ mued₁₀kia`₂

our (including listener) …. (relatives), e.g. our 3^rd brother

nan₄₂ …., e.g. nan₄₂sa`<sub>3</sub>hia`₃

ours (including listener)

nan₄₂kai₁ (emphasis nan₄kai₁₀)

his/her ….

i₃kai₁₀ ….

his/her things

i₃kai₁₀mued₁₀kia`₂

his/her …. (relatives), e.g.his/her 3^rd brother

i₃ …., e.g. i₃sa`<sub>3</sub>hia`₃

his/hers

i₃kai₁ (emphasis i₃kai₁₀)

their ….

i₃nan₁₀kai₁₀ ….

their things

i₃nan₁₀kai₁₀ mued₁₀kia`₂

their …. (relatives), e.g. their eldest brother

i₃nan₁₀ …., e.g. i₃nan₁₀tua₀hia`₃

theirs

i₃nan₁₀kai₁ (emphasis i₃nan₁kai₁₀)