ni, vi, ili

We, You, They

Level 1

We, you all and they.

How It Works

The plural pronouns stand for more than one person or thing.

Pronoun	Meaning	Use
ni	we	the speaker and others
vi	you	two or more people you talk to
ili	they	people, animals or things

The verb stays the same: ni laboras, vi laboras, ili laboras. When ni, vi or ili stands before estas and an adjective, the adjective takes -j: Ili estas belaj.

A group that includes you is ni: Kenji kaj mi becomes ni. A group that you talk to is vi. A group that you talk about is ili.

Examples (4)

Ana kaj mi estas amikoj. Ni parolas Esperanton.
Ana and I are friends. We speak Esperanto.
Ni stands for Ana and mi.
Hans kaj Greta loĝas en Germanio. Ili laboras en Berlino.
Hans and Greta live in Germany. They work in Berlin.
Ili stands for Hans and Greta.
Amara kaj Fatima, ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?
Amara and Fatima, do you speak Esperanto?
Vi speaks to two people.
La libroj estas novaj. Ili estas interesaj.
The books are new. They are interesting.
Ili can stand for things.

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ni, vi, iliLevel 1We, You, They

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The plural pronouns pair with the singular ones.

mi, vi, li, ŝi, ĝiI, You, He, She, It
Know mi, vi, li, ŝi and ĝi, since the plural pronouns pair with them: mi and ni, li and ili.
Level 1

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