Pronouns
Forms of the personal pronouns with English language equivalent(s).
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | ман (man) 'I' | мо (mo) 'we' |
| 2nd | ту (tu) 'you' and Шумо (Shumo) | шумо (shumo) or шумоён (shumoyon) 'you all' |
| 3rd | ӯ, вай (ū, vay) 'he, she, it' | онҳо (onho) 'they' |
The 2nd person plural, шумо also finds use as the polite form of the 2nd person. In written Tajik, this polite usage is distinguished by the capitalisation of the term шумо, for example, Шумо кай меоед? (shumo kay meoed?), trans. "when are you coming?" vs. шумо кай меоед?, trans. "when are you (all) coming?" ***Note in Northern Dialects of Tajik, the plural form of шумо is шумоён (shumoyon) and is conjugated as кай шумоён меоедетон? ("kay shumoyon meoyedeton?) or when are you all coming?
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