The Pronoun is a part of speech that refers to an object without naming it. For example: Do you see that ?

There are different types of pronouns in Russian:

• Pesonal pronouns :

1st person - Я (I), Мы (We) refer to the speaker.

2nd person - Ты (You),  Вы (You) refer to the listener.

3rd person - Он (He), Она (She), Оно (It) and Они (They) refer to those who you're talking about.

• Reflective pronouns:

In Russian there's a reflective pronoun СЕБЯ (close in meaning to SELF). For example: Приведи себя в порядок. - Go get yourself in order. Купи себе хорошую одежду - Buy (for yourself) some nice clothes.

• Possessive pronouns:
  

Мой, твой, наш, ваш, свой, его, её, их refer to something that belongs to someone. For example, Это ваши книги? Are these books yours?

• Indicative pronouns:

Этот, тот, такой, столько refer to objects , their qualities and quantities. В тот вечер я не пил, не пел...That evening I didn't drink or sang...

• Interrogative pronouns:

Кто, что, какой, чей, который, сколько are used in questions. For example: Кто он?  Who is he?

• Defining pronouns
  

Весь, всякий, каждый, сам, самый, любой, другой, reflect a general quality of a object. Любой человек желает успеха. Every man wants success.

• Negative pronouns 
  

Никто, ничто, никакой, ничей, некого, нечего, reflect an absence of an object, or certain quality, quantity  and are formed with the use of prefixes -не,-ни

Я ничего не помню. I do no remember anything (I remember nothing).

• Undefined pronouns

Некто(someone), нечто(something), некоторый(some type of), некий(certain), несколько(several) (stress on the first syllible), кто-то(someone), что-то(something), какой-нибудь(some type of) etc reflect some undefined objects, qualities or quantities  Кто-то ждёт тебя на улице. Someone is waiting for you outside.

Grammatical Forms:

• Gender : Я,Ты сделал - Я,Ты сделала
• Number: он - они, ты - вы, я - мы, какой - какие  However most pronouns do not change by number : кто, что ect
• Personal pronouns have a category of case : Я, меня, мне, мной

Declension of pronouns

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