Unit 2 · Pronouns
Pronouns in all cases
Personal, possessive, reflexive, demonstrative, and interrogative forms. Each lesson: How it works → Forms → Notes → Exceptions → Examples.
Lessons
Lesson 1
Personal pronouns
Личные местоимения
The core set: я, ты, он/она/оно, мы, вы, они. They change in every case. After most prepositions the 3rd-person forms pick up н- (у него, not *у его).
Lesson 2
Possessive pronouns
Притяжательные
мой, твой, наш, ваш decline like adjectives. его, её, их never change — and must not be confused with personal-object forms.
Lesson 3
Reflexive pronouns
Себя и свой
себя has no nominative — it refers back to the subject. свой is the possessive that means “one’s own.”
Lesson 4
Demonstratives
Этот и тот
этот = this (near), тот = that (far / previously mentioned). Both decline fully and agree with the noun.
Lesson 5
Interrogatives
Кто, что, какой
Question words decline too. кто and что are pronoun-like; какой agrees like an adjective.
Lesson 6
Pronoun usage patterns
Употребление
The patterns that trip learners: possession, experiencer dative, н- forms, свой, and polite вы.