Myself, Yourself: onwe

Level 4

onwe + pronoun: myself, yourself.

How It Works

Onwe means “self” and takes a pronoun after it.

SayMeaning
Ọ hụrụ onwe ya.He or she saw himself or herself.
mụ onwe mI myself
gị onwe gịyou yourself
Obi hụrụ onwe ya.Obi saw himself.

The stand-alone pronoun can come before onwe for emphasis, as in mụ onwe m. The pronoun after onwe is the owner, so onwe m is “my self” and onwe ya is “his or her self”. The word follows the verb like any object.

Examples (4)

  1. Ọ hụrụ onwe ya.

    He or she saw himself or herself.

    Onwe ya is the object.

  2. mụ onwe m

    I myself

    Emphasis.

  3. gị onwe gị

    you yourself

    The same for you.

  4. Obi hụrụ onwe ya.

    Obi saw himself.

    A name as subject.

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Myself, Yourself: onweLevel 4

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Onwe takes a pronoun, so the pronouns after a verb come first.

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