Urdu has the following personal pronouns.
Plural |
Singular |
|
(we)ہم |
(I) میں |
First person |
(you-familiar)تمُ |
(you-very familiar) تو |
Second person* |
(you-polite)آپ |
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|
(they/those)وہ |
(she/he/it/that) وہ |
Third person far |
(they/these) یہ |
(she/he/it/this) یہ |
Third person near |
*Some notes about "You":
a. Note that Urdu has three ways of saying "you."
b. Avoid using the Second person Singular form تو should only be used with people who are very close to you.It may also be used to address God.
c. In English, "you" is always grammattically plural, whether you are talking to one person, or to several people. The same is true in Urdu for both the familiar form تمand the polite form آپ: they are both always grammatically plural, and you can use them when addressing one person as well as a group of people.
d. You should generally use آپ
with strangers or people you want to show respect for, and
تمُwith
friends or peers.
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See Snell's Teach Yourself Hindi (2000)
Section 1.1 page 21 |
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