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Chavacano Made Easy

Pronouns

Pronouns are shorter and quicker ways of referring to a noun. Common pronouns in English include "he," "she," "what," "that," and "yours," all of which often would be replaced by longer words or more words if we didn't have the pronouns at our disposal. n general, pronouns in Chavacano function much as they do in English. Subject Pronoun replaces the sub!ect of a sentence, as"
He, she ele I yo, iyo They sila We kita ou uste, t#, evos I !ant to "o# $uiere yo anda. I don$t !ant to "o %o quiere yo anda

%e&onstrat've Pronoun replaces a noun while also pointing to it "

Th's one este That one ese Those aquellos esos I (')e th's one $uiere yo este & $uiere yo con este I (')e that one $uiere yo ese & $uiere yo con ese I (')e those $uiere yo con esos

*bject Pronoun functions as the ob!ect of a verb or preposition, as "

h'&, her the& ele 'no distinction in gender( conellos , canila +e,(e-'ve Pronoun refers to the same person, as" &yse(, yo I &yse(, yo mismo yourse(, uste h'&se(,, herse(,, the&se(ves con ele, canila she herse(, .he h'&se(, ele mismo they the&se(ves sila mismo

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