Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns (показателни местоимения) agree in number and gender with the noun they refer to (except for this for quantity). There are three types of demonstrative pronouns: for persons and objects, for quality and for quantity. Each demonstrative can not only modify a noun, but also be used on its own. Personal demonstrative pronouns have two forms: for nouns that are close to the speaker or writer and for far nouns. Quality pronouns also have two forms: positive, that specifies that the noun has a particular quality (this kind of/this sort of/of that type) and negative, that specifies that the noun doesn't have a particular quality or has a different one (not this kind of/not this sort of/not of that type).
| Demonstrative pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender/
Number |
Personal | For quality | For quantity | ||
| close (this) | far (that) | positive | negative | ||
| Masculine | този/тоя | онзи/оня | такъв | онакъв/инакъв | толкова |
| Feminine | тази/тая | онази/оная | такава | онакава/инакава | |
| Neuter | това/туй | онова/онуй | такова | онакова/инакова | |
| Plural | тези/тия | онези/ония | такива | онакива/инакива | |
The demonstrative pronoun for quantity толкова is used with nouns and adjectives. It both specifies the exact quantity of something - this many/this much, and indicates the large extent or degree of something - so(many/much).
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