Learning pronouns in Armenian, an Indo-European language with its unique alphabet and rich linguistic heritage, is essential for mastering both formal and informal communication. This guide covers personal, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive, and interrogative pronouns in Eastern Armenian, providing examples and transliterations for pronunciation assistance.

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns in Armenian change based on the subject or object of the sentence. They are crucial for indicating who is performing an action or to whom the action is directed.

Subject Pronouns:

• Ես (Yes) – I: “Ես գնում եմ” (Yes gnum em) – I am going.
• Դու (Du) – You (singular, informal): “Դու գնում ես” (Du gnum es) – You are going.
• Նա (Na) – He/She/It: “Նա գնում է” (Na gnum e) – He/She/It is going.
• Մենք (Menk) – We: “Մենք գնում ենք” (Menk gnum enk) – We are going.
• Դուք (Duk) – You (plural or formal): “Դուք գնում եք” (Duk gnum ek) – You are going.
• Նրանք (Nrank) – They: “Նրանք գնում են” (Nrank gnum en) – They are going.

Object Pronouns:

Object pronouns are often used with verbs or prepositions and can be standalone or attached forms.

• ինձ (indz) – Me: “Նա ինձ է տեսնում” (Na indz e tesnum) – He/She is seeing me.
• քեզ (kez) – You: “Ես քեզ եմ տեսնում” (Yes kez em tesnum) – I am seeing you.
• նրան (nran) – Him/Her: “Ես նրան եմ տեսնում” (Yes nran em tesnum) – I am seeing him/her.
• մեզ (mez) – Us: “Նա մեզ է տեսնում” (Na mez e tesnum) – He/She is seeing us.
• ձեզ (dzez) – You (plural or formal): “Ես ձեզ եմ տեսնում” (Yes dzez em tesnum) – I am seeing you.
• նրանց (nrants) – Them: “Ես նրանց եմ տեսնում” (Yes nrants em tesnum) – I am seeing them.

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns in Armenian indicate ownership and are often suffixed to the noun.

• իմ (im) – My: “իմ գիրքը” (im girk@) – My book.
• քո (qo) – Your (singular, informal): “քո մեքենան” (qo mekenan) – Your car.
• նրա (nra) – His/Her: “նրա գիրքը” (nra girk@) – His/Her book.
• մեր (mer) – Our: “մեր տունը” (mer tun@) – Our house.
• ձեր (dzer) – Your (plural or formal): “ձեր գրադարանը” (dzer gradaran@) – Your library.
• նրանց (nrants) – Their: “նրանց պատկերը” (nrants patker@) – Their picture.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns in Armenian are used to point to specific nouns.

• այս (ays) – This: “այս գիրքը” (ays girk@) – This book.
• այն (ayn) – That: “այն մեքենան” (ayn mekenan) – That car.
• այստեղ (aystegh) – Here: “այստեղ եմ” (aystegh em) – I am here.
• այնտեղ (ayntegh) – There: “այնտեղ է” (ayntegh e) – It is there.

Reflexive Pronouns

Armenian uses reflexive constructions to indicate an action performed on oneself, often using “ինքնիշխան” (inknishkhan) for self-referential actions.

• ինքնիշխան (inknishkhan) – Myself/Yourself/Himself/Herself: “Ես ինքնիշխանը լվացել եմ” (Yes ink’nišxany lvats’el em) – I washed myself.

Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns in Armenian are used to ask questions about people, places, or things.

• ով (ov) – Who: “ով է այդտեղ” (ov e aydtegh) – Who is there?
• ինչ (inch) – What: “ինչ ես անում” (inch es anum) – What are you doing?
• որտեղ (ortegh) – Where: “որտեղ ես” (ortegh es) – Where are you?

Understanding and properly using Armenian pronouns will significantly enhance your ability to communicate effectively in the language. Practice these pronouns in different contexts, and listen to native speakers to get accustomed to the pronunciation and usage nuances.