Personal Pronoun Case Forms

Level 2

Pronouns change like nouns: Aš tave myliu (I love you), Man patinka (I like it), Einu su tavimi (I am going with you).

How It Works

The forms

In the order nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative:

  • aš (I): manęs, man, mane, manimi, manyje
  • tu (you): tavęs, tau, tave, tavimi, tavyje
  • jis (he): jo, jam, jį, juo, jame
  • ji (she): jos, jai, ją, ja, joje
  • mes (we): mūsų, mums, mus, mumis, mumyse
  • jūs (you, plural or polite): jūsų, jums, jus, jumis, jumyse
  • jie (they, men or mixed): jų, jiems, juos, jais, juose
  • jos (they, women): jų, joms, jas, jomis, jose

Which case for which job

  • Accusative object with verbs such as mylėti: Aš tave myliu. See Accusative Direct Object.
  • The person who likes, needs or feels, dative: Man patinka. Jai reikia pagalbos.
  • With su (with), instrumental: su manimi, su jais. In speech you will also hear su manim and su tavim. See With: Su.
  • In place of an accusative object under negation, and after laukti (to wait for), genitive: Laukiu tavęs. (I am waiting for you.)

Two easy mix-ups

  • mano expresses possession, often with a noun: mano knyga. manęs is the genitive of aš and stands alone: Jis manęs laukia. (He is waiting for me.) See Possessive Words.
  • jūs with a long ū is the subject. jus with a short u is the object: Aš jus matau. (I see you.) The same goes for mes and mus.

Object pronouns usually come before the verb. See Flexible Word Order.

Examples (6)

  1. Aš tave myliu.

    I love you.

    Word by Word: I you love.

    tu becomes tave, the accusative, as the object.

  2. Jam patinka krepšinis.

    He likes basketball.

    Word by Word: To-him pleases basketball.

    jis becomes jam, the dative, with patinka.

  3. Einu su tavimi.

    I am going with you.

    Word by Word: (I) go with you.

    After su, tu becomes tavimi, the instrumental.

  4. Laukiu tavęs prie stoties.

    I am waiting for you by the station.

    Word by Word: (I) wait of-you by station.

    laukti takes the genitive, so tu becomes tavęs.

  5. Ar galiu jums padėti?

    Can I help you?

    Word by Word: Q (I) can to-you to-help?

    padėti takes the dative, so jūs becomes jums.

  6. Vakar mačiau ją parke.

    I saw her in the park yesterday.

    Word by Word: Yesterday (I) saw her in-park.

    ji becomes ją, the accusative.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing the subject form jūs as an object.

    Aš jūs matau.
    Aš jus matau.

    The object form is jus, with a short u. Jūs, with a long ū, is only the subject.

  • Using mano when you mean “He is waiting for me”.

    Jis laukia mano.
    Jis manęs laukia.

    For the person waited for, use manęs. Mano expresses possession and could refer to an understood thing that is mine, rather than to me.

  • Using the accusative for the person who likes.

    Mane patinka kava.
    Man patinka kava.

    With patinka, the person is in the dative: man, tau, jam, jai.

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