Pronoun
What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. It is used to avoid repeating the same noun in a sentence or across multiple sentences.
āĻŦাংāϞাāϝ় (In Bangla):
āϏāϰ্āĻŦāύাāĻŽ (Pronoun) āĻšāϞো āĻāĻāĻি āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϝা āĻŦিāĻļেāώ্āϝ āĻŦা āύাāĻŽেāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤে āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšāϝ়। āĻāĻি āĻŦাāĻ্āϝে āĻŦিāĻļেāώ্āϝেāϰ āĻĒুāύāϰাāĻŦৃāϤ্āϤি āĻāĻĄ়াāϤে āϏাāĻšাāϝ্āϝ āĻāϰে।
Kinds of Pronoun and Examples
There are several types of pronouns. Here are the main types:
Personal Pronoun:
- Refers to a specific person or thing.
- Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- āĻŦাংāϞা: āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻাāĻŦে āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি āĻŦা āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে।
- āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ: āĻāĻŽি, āϤুāĻŽি, āϏে, āϤাāϰা
Demonstrative Pronoun:
- Points to a specific thing or things.
- Examples: this, that, these, those
- āĻŦাংāϞা: āύিāϰ্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āϤু āĻŦা āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϰ āĻĻিāĻে āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে।
- āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ: āĻāĻা, āϏেāĻা, āĻāĻুāϞো, āĻāĻুāϞো
Possessive Pronoun:
- Shows ownership or possession.
- Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
- āĻŦাংāϞা: āĻŽাāϞিāĻাāύা āĻŦা āĻ
āϧিāĻাāϰেāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে।
- āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ: āĻāĻŽাāϰ, āϤোāĻŽাāϰ, āϤাāϰ, āϤাāĻĻেāϰ
Reflexive Pronoun:
- Refers back to the subject of the sentence.
- Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
- āĻŦাংāϞা: āĻŦাāĻ্āϝে āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦāĻŦāϰ্āϤী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āύিāĻেāĻে āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে।
- āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ: āύিāĻে, āύিāĻেāĻে, āύিāĻেāϰা
Relative Pronoun:
- Introduces a clause and connects it to the noun.
- Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that
- āĻŦাংāϞা: āĻāĻāĻি āĻŦাāĻ্āϝাংāĻļেāϰ āϏাāĻĨে āύাāĻŽ āĻŦা āĻŦিāĻļেāώ্āϝāĻে āϏংāϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰে।
- āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ: āϝিāύি, āϝাāĻে, āϝাāϰ, āϝা
Interrogative Pronoun:
- Used to ask questions.
- Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what
- āĻŦাংāϞা: āĻĒ্āϰāĻļ্āύ āĻāϰাāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšāϝ়।
- āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ: āĻে, āĻাāĻে, āĻাāϰ, āĻী
Indefinite Pronoun:
- Refers to nonspecific persons or things.
- Examples: everyone, someone, anyone, no one, something
- āĻŦাংāϞা: āĻ āĻাāύা āĻŦা āĻ āύিāϰ্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি āĻŦা āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāĻে āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে।
- āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ: āϏāĻŦাāĻ, āĻেāĻ, āĻিāĻু, āĻিāĻুāĻ āύা
Pronoun Chart
Type of Pronoun | Definition (English) | Definition (Bangla) | Examples |
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Personal Pronoun | Refers to a specific person or thing. | āύিāϰ্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি āĻŦা āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে। | I, you, he, she, we, they |
Demonstrative Pronoun | Points to specific things. | āύিāϰ্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āϤু āĻŦা āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāĻে āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে। | this, that, these, those |
Possessive Pronoun | Shows ownership or possession. | āĻŽাāϞিāĻাāύা āĻŦা āĻ āϧিāĻাāϰেāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে। | mine, yours, his, hers |
Reflexive Pronoun | Refers back to the subject of the sentence. | āĻŦাāĻ্āϝে āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦāĻŦāϰ্āϤী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে। | myself, yourself, himself |
Relative Pronoun | Introduces a clause and relates it to the noun. | āĻāĻāĻি āĻŦাāĻ্āϝাংāĻļāĻে āύাāĻŽ āĻŦা āĻŦিāĻļেāώ্āϝāĻে āϏংāϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰে। | who, whom, whose |
Interrogative Pronoun | Used to ask questions. | āĻĒ্āϰāĻļ্āύ āĻāϰাāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšৃāϤ āĻšāϝ়। | who, what, which |
Indefinite Pronoun | Refers to nonspecific persons or things. | āĻ āĻাāύা āĻŦা āĻ āύিāϰ্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļ āĻāϰে। | everyone, someone, nothing |