Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions

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===Pronouns===

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''): mi t(h)u ~~șe și~~ șņi șiv ~~șied~~ (3sg epicene is most commonly șied); t(h)ăr 'impersonal pronoun' (rebracketing)

* subject/topic pronouns (the form that follows inflected forms of the auxiliary ''bi''): mi t(h)u e i șņi șiv ied (3sg epicene is most commonly șied); t(h)ăr 'impersonal pronoun' (rebracketing)

** ''Vă '''mi ''' ă cadăl.'' 'I was sleeping.

* ~~disjunctive~~ pronouns ~~(most commonly direct~~ objects ~~in independent clauses): mi tu e i șņi iv ied~~

* prefixed pronouns: verb objects, inalienable possession

** ''To șņi ăg ith băméșăch ăm Purim '''~~ied~~'''.'' '~~We eat them during Purim~~.'

** ''To șņi găn-ith băméșăch ăm Purim.'' 'We eat them during Purim.'

** ''To mi ă canțiņ ři d-ař.'' 'I was speaking with your father.'

* copular pronouns (the forms used as copulas; cleft constructions use the emphatic forms); see the section on the copula

** '''''Șe''' ăm pŗivrav ăģ ăm bală giņi e.'' 'He's the chief rabbi of our town.'

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 ===Pronouns===
 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''): mi t(h)u șe și șņi șiv șied (3sg epicene is most commonly șied); t(h)ăr 'impersonal pronoun' (rebracketing)
+* subject/topic pronouns (the form that follows inflected forms of the auxiliary ''bi''): mi t(h)u e i șņi șiv ied (3sg epicene is most commonly șied); t(h)ăr 'impersonal pronoun' (rebracketing)
 ** ''Vă '''mi ''' ă cadăl.'' 'I was sleeping.
-* disjunctive pronouns (most commonly direct objects in independent clauses): mi tu e i șņi iv ied
+* prefixed pronouns: verb objects, inalienable possession
-** ''To șņi ăg ith băméșăch ăm Purim '''ied'''.'' 'We eat them during Purim.'
+** ''To șņi găn-ith băméșăch ăm Purim.'' 'We eat them during Purim.'
+** ''To mi ă canțiņ ři d-ař.'' 'I was speaking with your father.'
 * copular pronouns (the forms used as copulas; cleft constructions use the emphatic forms); see the section on the copula
 ** '''''Șe''' ăm pŗivrav ăģ ăm bală giņi e.'' 'He's the chief rabbi of our town.'