Personal Pronouns in Amharic

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There are 10 types of pronouns in the Amharic language, each can be used in place of specific nouns naming people, places and things.

English meaning	Amharic	Pronunciation
I	▶️እኔ	Ene
You (male)	▶️አንተ	Ante
You (female)	▶️አንቺ	Anchi
You (formal)	▶️እርስዎ	Erswo
He	▶️እሱ	Esu
She	▶️እሷ	Esua
He/She (formal)	▶️እሳቸው	Esachew
We	▶️ እኛ	Egna
You (plural)	▶️ እናንተ	Enante
They	▶️ እነሱ	Enesu

Here are examples using the personal pronouns.

I went to the store.

እኔ ወደ ሱቅ ሄጃለው::

If you weren't here, it would've been hard alone.
አንተ ባትኖር ይክብደኝ ነበር ብቻዬን::

You are my wife.
አንቺ የኔ ሚስት ነሽ::

I would like your advice. (Elderly)
የእርስዎን ምክር እፈልጋለው::

He studied hard but still failed the test.
እሱ ቢያጠናም አላለፈም ፈተናውን::

She went to her mother's house.
እሷ ሄዳለች ወደ እናቷ ቤት::

It's better if he/she rests. (Elderly)
እሳቸው ትንሽ እረፍት ቢያደርጉ መልካም ነው::

We were everywhere looking for you guys.
እናንተን ፍለጋ አገር ስንዞር ነበር::

We want to register for classes.
እኛ ለትምህርት መመዝገብ እንፈልጋለን::

Why don't they eat.
እነሱ ለምን እራት አይበሉም?