Like English, Nepali pronouns are words that replace a noun in a conversation. With the help of pronouns, we can shorten the sentence to the much-needed brevity. Pronouns can refer to people, objects, places, unknown objects, etc.
Examples in English include I, we, they, it, that, who, etc. Pronouns are called सर्वनाम (sarwanam) in Nepali, where nam refers to “noun.”
Personal pronoun
| Singular | Plural |
| 1. I ——–➤ म ———–➤ ma | 1. We ———–➤ हामी ———–➤ Haami |
| 2. You (Informal) ——–➤ तिमी ————➤ timi | 2. You ———-➤ तिमीहरू ———–➤ Timiharu |
| 3. You (formal) ————➤ तपाई. ————➤ tapai | 3. You (formal) ———–➤ तपाईहरू ———-➤ Tapāi haru |
| 4. He/She (informal). ————➤ उ ————➤ u | 4. They. ———–➤ उनीहरू . ———-➤ Uni haru |
| 5. He/She (formal) ————➤ उहाँ. ————➤ uhā̃ | 5. They (formal) ————➤: उहाँहरू. ————➤ Uhā̃ haru |
Possessive Pronouns
| Singular | Plural |
| 1. My ——–➤ मेरो ———➤ mero | 1. Our ——–➤हाम्रो ——–➤ Hamro |
| 2. Your ———-➤तिम्रो ———➤ timro | 2. Your(Plural informal) ———➤ तिमीहरूको ———➤ Timiharuko |
| 3. Your (formal) ———-➤ तपाईको ———-➤ tapāiko | 3. Your (formal plural) ———➤तपाईहरूको ———➤ Tapai haruko |
| 4. His/Her (informal) ———-➤ उसको ———-➤ usko | 4. Their(informal) ———➤ उनीहरूको ———➤ Uni haruko |
| 5. His/Her (formal) ———-➤ उहाँको ———-➤ uhā̃ko | 5. Their (formal) ———➤ उहाँहरूको ———➤ Uha haruko |
Reflexive Pronouns
| Singular | Plural |
| 1. Myself ———➤ म आफै ———➤ ma āphai | 1. Ourselves ———➤हामी आफै ———➤Hāmi āphai |
| 2. Yourself (informal) ———➤ तिमी आफै ———➤ timi āphai | 2. Yourselves (informal plural)———➤तिमीहरू आफै———➤Timi haru āphai) |
| 3. Yourself (formal) ———➤तपाई आफै ———➤tapāi āphai | 3. Yourselves (formal plural)———➤तपाईहरू आफै———➤ Tapāi haru āphai |
| 4. Himself/Herself (informal) ———➤ उ आफै ———➤u āphai | 4.Themselves(informal) ———➤उनीहरू आफै ———➤Uni haru āphai |
| 5. Himself/Herself (formal)———➤उहाँ आफै ———➤ uhā̃ āphai | 5. Themselves (informal)———➤उहाँहरू आफै——–➤Uhā̃ haru āphai |
Demonstrative Pronouns
| PRONOUN | सर्वनाम | ROMANISED NEPALI |
|---|---|---|
| This | यो | Yo |
| That | त्यो | Tyo |
| These | यिनीहरू | Yini haru |
| Those | ती | Ti |
Interrogative Pronoun
| PRONOUN | सर्वनाम | ROMANISED NEPALI |
|---|---|---|
| Who | को | Ko |
| Which | कुन | Kun |
| What | के | Ke |
Some Important List of Pronouns in Nepali Sentences.
| Pronouns | सर्वनाम | Romanised pronoun |
|---|---|---|
| I speak | म बोल्छु | M bolchu |
| You speak | तिमी बोल्छौ | Timi bolchau |
| He speaks | उ बोल्छ | U bolcha |
| She speaks | तिनी बोल्छिन | Tini bolchinn |
| We speak | हामी बोल्छौ | Hami bolchau |
| They speak | तिनीहरु बोल्छन् | Tini haru bolchann |
| Give me | मलाई देउ | Malai deu |
| Give him | उस्लाई देउ | Uslai deu |
| Give her | तिनलाई देउ | Tinlai deu |
| Give us | हामीलाई देउ | Hamilai deu |
| Give them | तिनीहरुलाई देउ | Tiniharulai deu |
| My book | मेरो पुस्तक | Mero pustak |
| Your book | तिम्रो पुस्तक | Timro pustak |
| His book | उसको पुस्तक | Usko pustak |
| Her book | तिनको पुस्तक | Tinko pustak |
| Our book | हाम्रो पुस्तक | Hamro pustak |
| Their book | तिनीहरुको पुस्तक | Tiniharuko pustak |