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22 Here I am: More Pronouns
Let’s check now the pronouns in genitive (G) and dative/locative (DL). It’s less to
learn than it might seem, since the forms for the genitive case are identical to the
accusative forms, with one partial exception. And we’re going to learn pronouns in
plural. In all, 8 pronoun forms to learn.
Here are the personal pronouns for the 1st and 2nd persons in singular. Since forms
for the genitive and accusative cases are identical, I have grouped them to a single
column:
pronouns in singular
person N A, G DL
1st (ja) me² mi²
2nd (ti) te² ti²
The DL forms in singular have just a different end vowel.
I’ve put forms in the nominative case into parentheses to remind you that they
aren’t actually often used. In fact, they can be considered stressed forms – you use
them only if you want to emphasize the subject (or sometimes, you have to use
them, e.g. in constructions like ja sam Amerikanac I’m American).
Here are the forms for plural:
pronouns in plural
person N A, G DL
1st (mi) nas² nam²
2nd (vi) vas² vam²
Again, the DL forms have just a different final consonant.
Bear in mind that A, G and DL forms of pronouns must be placed in the second
position:
Pišem ti DL pismo. I’m writing a letter to you.
pisati | 2
Ana N nas A čeka. Ana is waiting for us.
1pl
Now, you’re maybe scratching your head: how to distinguish e.g. ti (you, singular, N)
from ti² (the same pronoun, but in DL)? How to tell mi (we, N) from mi² (I, DL)? How
to understand this:
Ti mi pišeš. ???
Look at the verb. The verb is in the second person singular (-š) therefore ti is a
subject pronoun. Since there can be only one subject, mi must be in some other
pisati