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The Pronoun O

Level 3

O stands for an idea: I know it, they say so.

How It Works

What was saidReply with o
Marta es malauta?O cresi.
Joan ven deman?O sabi pas.
Plòu uèi.O dison.

Compare lo, la, los and las, which replace a noun with a gender: Lo libre? Lo legissi. O replaces an idea with no gender: O sabi.

O does not translate the it of it is late or it is true. Occitan uses no pronoun there: Es tard and Es vertat, not O es tard. Use o for what was just said, before the verb.

With créser, saber and dire, the pronoun o often saves you from repeating a whole clause.

Examples (5)

  1. O sabi.

    I know it.

    O replaces what was just said.

  2. O dison.

    They say so.

    O replaces the claim.

  3. Joan ven deman? O sabi pas.

    Is Joan coming tomorrow? I do not know.

    O stands for the whole question.

  4. Marta es malauta? O cresi.

    Is Marta sick? I think so.

    O replaces the statement about Marta.

  5. O comprenes?

    Do you understand it?

    O stands before the verb in a question.

Common Mistakes

  • Using lo for a whole idea.

    Joan ven deman? Lo sabi pas.
    Joan ven deman? O sabi pas.

    Lo stands for a masculine noun. For a fact or a question, use o.

  • Using o for the it of it is late.

    O es tard.
    Es tard.

    It is late has no pronoun in Occitan: Es tard. O stands for what was just said, and it goes before the verb.

How It Connects

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oLevel 3The Pronoun O

Learn This First

O stands for a whole idea, so object pronouns and aquò come first.