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Notes
- Distinguish personal, demonstrative, interrogative pronouns; uses
- Plural
- Use 们 to mark plural of personal pronouns.
- 您 usually not used in plural.
- Reflexive pronoun 自己 can be used with singular or plural e.g. 我自己, 我们自己.
- Use 些 to mark plural of interrogative pronouns.
- 他们 covers all-male and mixed groups; 她们 for all-female groups.
- 我们 generally does not include the listener; 咱们 does
- Putting 他们 after a name refers to that person and their friends or group. Like "..and co" in English.
- Possessive pronouns are formed with 的.
- 的 is generally not used after a personal pronoun where there is a family or institutional relationship, e.g. 我妈妈, 我校.
- Which pronouns can replace what
- Some set phrases for modifying pronouns
- 可怜的...
- 美丽的...
- 善良的...
Subcategories
Sources
- 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 95 - 105)
- 实用汉语语法 (p. 54 - 55)
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 22 - 28)
