6.1 Personal pronouns



  Subject form Object form

Singular

First person

I me

Second person

you you

Third person

he, she, it, one him, her, it, one

Plural

First person

we us

Second person

you you

Third person

they them


We use subject forms as subject of the sentence, e.g.:



I want to go.
She liked the film.
They aren't working.


We use object forms as object of the sentence, e.g.:



Did Peter see me?
Give her the address.
I like them.


We also use object forms as object of a preposition, e.g.:



Is this for me?
All of us/them
They arrived after us.


It is normal to use the object forms on their own, e.g.:



A: Who's there?
 B: Me.
Mary's taller than her.


It is also normal to use the object forms after the verb be, e.g.:



That's a photo of Jim when he was about 15, and this is him when he was a bit older.
(Aquella és una foto d'en Jim quan tenia 15 anys, i aquesta és d'ell quan era una mica més gran.)


In formal style we use one where Catalan uses hom; in normal usage we express the same idea with you.

Compare, e.g.:



One should go to the doctor if one is ill.
(S'hauria d'anar al metge si s'està malalt.)
You should go to the doctor if you're ill.
(Hauries d'anar al metge si estàs malalt.)



See also possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, table of personal pronouns and possessive words.