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Unit 28 of the Bol Marathi curriculum

Personal, possessive and question pronouns. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.

6 lessons · Using Pronouns

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सर्वनाम • Marathi Pronouns · सर्वनामांचा वापर • Using Pronouns

Unit 28

Marathi Pronouns (Sarvanam): मी to स्वतः

Personal, possessive and question pronouns.

  • 6 lessons
  • 6 speaking lessons
  • 6 Hindi→Marathi bridges
  • 6 grammar notes
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What you will learn

मराठी सर्वनामे शिका — मी/तू/तो/ते, हा/ही/हे, माझा/तुझा, कोण/काय आणि स्वतः/आपण.

  • Use personal pronouns correctly · वैयक्तिक सर्वनामे वापरणे
  • Use demonstrative and possessive pronouns · दर्शक आणि संबंधी सर्वनामे
  • Ask questions and use formal pronouns · प्रश्नार्थक आणि औपचारिक सर्वनामे

Speaking practice sentences

Lesson 1

मी शाळेत जातो.
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मैं स्कूल जाता हूँ।
I go to school.

Lesson 2

हा माझा भाऊ आहे.
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यह मेरा भाई है।
This is my brother.

Lesson 3

हे पुस्तक तुझं आहे का?
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क्या यह किताब तुम्हारी है?
Is this book yours?

Lesson 4

तू कोण आहेस? तुला काय हवं?
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तुम कौन हो? तुम्हें क्या चाहिए?
Who are you? What do you want?

Lesson 5

आपण स्वतः जाऊया.
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हम खुद ही चलें।
Let us go ourselves.

Lesson 6

कोणी कुठे राहता? काही पुण्यात राहतो.
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कोई कहाँ रहता है? कुछ पुणे में रहता है।
Where does someone live? Something lives in Pune.

Practice

Try saying it

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मी शाळेत जातो.

Hindi → Marathi bridges

  • मैं जाता हूँ → मी जातो — mi + verb stem + to for masculine I.
  • यह मेरा भाई है → हा माझा भाऊ आहे — ha for masculine nouns, hi for feminine.
  • उसका घर → त्याचं घर — Possessive agrees with owned noun gender.
  • तुम कहाँ जा रहे हो → तू कुठे जातोस — kuthe = where; kon = who; kay = what.
  • कोई खुद करे → कोणी स्वतः करा — koni + svatah for polite emphasis.
  • किसी को क्या चाहिए → कोणाला काय पाहिजे — Dative pronoun + kay + pahije for needs.

Grammar notes

Personal Pronouns

मी (मैं = I), तू (तू = you-informal), तो (वह = he), प्रत्येक (हर एक = each), सर्व (सब = all). क्रियापद शेवटी: मी जातो, प्रत्येक जाते.

Personal pronouns: mi (I), tu (you-informal), to (he), pratyek (each), sarva (all). Marathi is SOV so the verb comes last: mi jato (I go), pratyek jate (each goes). Gender shows on the verb.

Demonstratives

हा (यह = this-masc), ही (यह = this-fem), हे (यह/ये = this-neut/plural). जवळसाठी हा/ही/हे, लांबसाठी तो/प्रत्येक/सर्व.

Demonstratives agree in gender: ha (this-masc), hi (this-fem), he (this-neuter or these). Near objects use ha/hi/he; distant ones use to/pratyek/sarva (that/each/all).

Possessives

माझा (मेरा = my-masc), माझी (मेरी = my-fem), माझे (मेरा = my-neut). तुझा (तुम्हारा = your), त्याचा (उसका = his), तिचा (उसका = her).

Possessives agree with the owned noun, not the owner: majha/majhi/majhe (my), tujha (your), tyacha (his), ticha (her). Example: majha ghar (my house-neut uses majhe: majhe ghar).

Interrogatives

कोण (कौन = who), काय (क्या = what), कुठे (कहाँ = where). कोण आहेस तू? काय हवे? कुठे जातोस?

Question words: kon (who), kay (what), kuthe (where). They stay in place: tu kon aahes (who are you), kay have (what do you want), kuthe jatos (where are you going).

Reflexive and Formal

स्वतः (स्वयं = self), आपण (हम/आप = we-inclusive/formal you), कोणी (कोई = someone), काही (कुछ = something). स्वतः जा; आपण जाऊया.

Svatah (self/oneself), aapan (inclusive we / polite you), koni (someone), kahi (something). Use koni/aapan with elders; svatah adds emphasis: svatah ja (go yourself).

Revision and Quiz

उजळणी (दोहराव = revision): मी/मला, तू/तुला, तो/त्याचा, कोण/काय/कुठे. प्रश्नमंजुषा (क्विज़ = quiz): रिकाम्या जागा भरा — ___ नाव काय? (तुझे/तुमचे).

Revision: mi/mala (I/to me), tu/tula (you/to you), to/tyacha (he/his), kon/kay/kuthe (who/what/where). Quiz: fill the blank — ___ nav kay (what is your name) with tuze/tumche.

Culture notes

  • Tu vs Koni — Use tu only with close friends and children; use koni with parents, teachers and strangers. Calling an elder tu sounds rude.
  • Double Use of Aapan — Aapan means both inclusive-we (let us go) and polite-you. Aapan jauya invites everyone along and sounds warm.
  • Self-Reliance — The proverb svatache kam svatah kara (do your own work yourself) teaches self-reliance and is quoted with respect.
  • Kon and Respect — When asking a stranger who they are, say kon aahat aapan (who are you-honorific), never kon aahes tu.
  • Kahi vs Aapan — Kahi means something; aapan includes the listener (we will all go). Families prefer aapan to sound together.
  • Warmth Through Pronouns — Choosing the right pronoun shows respect and warmth. The quiz tests exactly this: tu for friends, koni/aapan for elders.

How to practice this unit

Read each Marathi sentence aloud, check it against the Hindi, then cover the Marathi and recall it from the English. In the app the same unit adds listening quizzes, speaking checks, sentence building and review before you forget.

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