me te ga je nas vas ih

Short Object Pronouns

Level 2

Short object pronouns are me, te, ga, je, nas, vas and ih; they do not start a sentence in the standard.

How It Works

EnglishShort form
meme
you (one friend)te
him, itga
her, itje
usnas
you (polite or plural)vas
themih

Use these short forms by default. The long forms (mene, tebe, njega, nju, nas, vas, njih) are used for emphasis or after prepositions: Volim tebe, ne njega.

The short forms are clitics. They lean on the word before them, so they cannot be the first word of a sentence. Beware: je is both her and is. The meaning is clear from the sentence.

Examples (5)

  1. Vidim ga.

    I see him.

    Ga after the verb.

  2. Poznajem je.

    I know her.

    Je means her here.

  3. Zovem vas sutra.

    I will call you tomorrow.

    Vas is polite or plural.

  4. Ona nas voli.

    She loves us.

    The clitic follows ona.

  5. Amir te traži.

    Amir is looking for you.

    Te for one friend.

Common Mistakes

  • Starting a sentence with a short pronoun

    Te volim.
    Volim te.

    In the standard, short pronouns do not stand first, so the verb comes before them.

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me te ga je nas vas ihLevel 2Short Object Pronouns

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