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Pronouns in Cantonese are less numerous than their Indo-European languages counterparts. Cantonese uses pronouns that apply the same meaning to function as both subjective (English: I, he, we) and objective (me, him, us) just like many other Sinitic languages. == Personal pronouns == : * There exist many more pronouns in Classical Chinese and in literary works, including (jyu5) or (ji5) for "you", and (ng4) for "I" (see Chinese honorifics) and However, they are not used in colloquial speech. Third person singular (keoi5) Although (keoi5) is primarily used to refer to animate nouns (people or animals)in higher registers, it can also refer to inanimate objects and abstract entities in some restricted contexts. When (keoi5) is being referred to an inanimate item it is primarily found in the object position, rather than the subject position. In colloquial speech, its use is frequently extended to refer to nothing at all. Example for inanimate objects: 我 想 睇 晒 佢 先 還 ngo5 soeng2 tai2 saai3 keoi5 sin1 waan4 I want read all it first return 'I want to finish reading it before I return it.' (keoi5 = the book) Plural suffix (-dei6) One of the few grammatical suffixes in the language, the suffix (-dei6) cannot be used to form plural forms of nouns. Example: (sin1saang1-dei6) can't be used to mean teachers Other than the personal pronouns as shown above, its two other uses are: 1. In the form (jan4-dei6) which is used for indefinite pronouns (people, one, etc.) Example: 人哋睇住你 jan4dei6 tai2-zyu6 lei5 People are watching you In this usage, the word (jan4) 'person' can also take (dei6) to mean 'people'. Despite the suffix (-dei6), (jan4-dei6) may have a singular or plural reference depending on the content. This form can also be used to refer indirectly to oneself: Example: A: Léih dímgáai mh chēut sēngga? Why don’t you say anything? B: Yàhndeih mhóuyisi a Maybe I’m embarrassed 2. In contracted forms with names Example: Paul keoi5dei6 → Paul-dei6 Paul and his family/friends A-Chan keoi5dei6→ A-Chan-dei6 Chan and his family/company, etc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cantonese pronouns」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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