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===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
Ăn Yidiș independent pronouns have three forms (i.e. not counting possessive prefixes and pronominal suffixes on prepositions): | Ăn Yidiș independent pronouns have three forms (i.e. not counting possessive prefixes and pronominal suffixes on prepositions): | ||
* conjunctive pronouns (the form that follows inflected forms of the auxiliary ''bi''): | * conjunctive pronouns (the form that follows inflected forms of the auxiliary ''bi''): mi t(h)i șe și șņi șiv șied (3sg epicene is most commonly șied); t(h)ăr 'impersonal pronoun' (rebracketing) | ||
** ''Vă '''m' ''' ă cadăl.'' 'I was sleeping.' | ** ''Vă '''m' ''' ă cadăl.'' 'I was sleeping.' | ||
* disjunctive pronouns (most commonly direct objects in independent clauses): | * disjunctive pronouns (most commonly direct objects in independent clauses): mi ti e i șņi iv ied | ||
** ''To șņi ăg ith băméșăch ă Chanică '''ied'''.'' 'We eat them during Hanukkah.' | ** ''To șņi ăg ith băméșăch ă Chanică '''ied'''.'' 'We eat them during Hanukkah.' | ||
* copular pronouns (the forms used as copulas; cleft constructions use the emphatic forms); see the section on the copula | * copular pronouns (the forms used as copulas; cleft constructions use the emphatic forms); see the section on the copula | ||