мене / тебе / него / неа

Full Object Pronouns

Level 2Sounds Like dolgi zamenki: mene; tebe; nego; nea

After a preposition, use the full pronoun: за мене (for me), со него (with him). For emphasis, add it next to the short one: Мене ме бара. (It is me he is looking for.)

How It Works

Each personal pronoun has a short form and a full form:

  • мене — ме / ми (me)
  • тебе — те / ти (you)
  • него — го / му (him, it)
  • неа — ја / ѝ (her)
  • нас — нѐ / ни (us)
  • вас — ве / ви (you all, polite you)
  • нив — ги / им (them)

1. After prepositions. Only the full form can follow a preposition: за мене, со тебе, кај него, од неа, без нас, со нив. The pronoun keeps this form with every preposition; see со; без and за + именка.

2. For emphasis or contrast. A full pronoun can stress who: Мене ме бара, не тебе. The short pronoun stays before the verb; the full one is added, never used instead of it. The same happens with to-someone pronouns: Тебе ти верувам. · На мене ми се допаѓа. More on contrast is in долги заменки за контраст.

Note: него means both him and it for masculine and neuter nouns. Separate full to-someone forms (нему, нејзе, нам, вам, ним) also exist and are still correct, mostly in writing. Everyday speech usually says на него, на неа, на нас, на вас, на нив.

Examples (6)

  1. Ова е за тебе.

    This is for you.

    Word by Word: This is for you.

  2. Одам во кино со него.

    I am going to the cinema with him.

    Word by Word: I-go to cinema with him.

  3. Мене ме бара, не тебе.

    It is me he is looking for, not you.

    Word by Word: Me me he-looks-for, not you.

    Мене adds the contrast; ме is still needed before the verb.

  4. Утре сме кај нив.

    Tomorrow we are at their place.

    Word by Word: Tomorrow we-are at them.

  5. Тебе ти верувам.

    You are the one I trust.

    Word by Word: To-you to-you I-believe.

    Верува takes a to-someone pronoun, so the short form is ти.

  6. Без вас нема да одам.

    I will not go without you.

    Word by Word: Without you not-will to I-go.

Common Mistakes

  • Using a short pronoun after a preposition.

    Одам со го.
    Одам со него.

    Short pronouns only lean on verbs. After со, за, од, кај and other prepositions, use the full form.

  • Using the full pronoun alone as the object of a verb.

    Видов неа вчера.
    Ја видов неа вчера.

    A full pronoun as an object must be doubled by the short one. Without the emphasis, just say Ја видов вчера.

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мене / тебе / него / неаLevel 2Full Object Pronouns

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