In the previous post, we saw that in Marathi special forms of pronouns are appended with a preposition.
The preposition “To” in English is ला ( lA ) in Marathi. But preposition “To” is handled a bit differently in Marathi.
Special forms are created incorporating ला ( lA ). So no need to add ला ( lA ) again.
e.g. “to him” in English is त्याला ( tyAlA ) in Marathi.
Notice this special form already has ला ( lA ) in it. So no need to add ला ( lA ) again.
So full sentence will be
Give it to him -> हे त्याला दे ( he tyAlA de )
Below table shows these special form for all pronouns
| Pronoun in English | Pronoun with preposition “to” | Pronoun in Marathi | सामान्य रूप (sAmAnya rUp) in Marathi considering ला ( lA ) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | To me | मी | मला | malA |
| we | To us | आम्ही | आम्हाला | AmhAlA |
| we ( listener including) | To us | आपण | आपल्याला | ApalyAlA |
| You (singular) | To you | तू | तुला | tulA |
| You (plural) | To you | तुम्ही | तुम्हाला | tumhAlA |
| He / That (male) | To him | तो | त्याला | tyAlA |
| She /That (female) | To her | ती | तीला | tIlA |
| It /That (neuter) | To iy | ते | त्याला | tyAlA |
| They (Plural of He) /Those (m.) | To them | ते | त्यांना | tyAMnA |
| They (Plural of She) /Those(f.) | To them | त्या | त्यांना | tyAMnA |
| They (Plural of it) /Those (n.) | To them | ती | त्यांना | tyAMnA |
| This(Male) | To this | हा | ह्याला | hyAlA |
| This(Female) | To this | ही | हीला | hIlA |
| This(neuter) | To this | हे | ह्याला | hyAlA |
| These (male) | To these | हे | ह्यांना | hyAMnA |
| These (female) | To these | ह्या | ह्यांना | hyAMnA |
| These (neuter) | To these | ही | ह्यांना | hyAMnA |
Examples
Bring me water: मला पाणी आण ( malA pANI AN )
Bring water to these: ह्यांना पाणी आण (hyAMnA pANI AN )
Bring water to Peter: पीटरला पाणी आण (pITaralA pANI AN )
The pronoun for “self” is स्वतः (svatH) and its सामान्य रूप (sAmAnya rUp) is same i.e. स्वतः (svatH). So with the preposition “To” form is स्वतःला(svatHlA)
