Pronoun: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ฅ
pronoun
[ หprษสnaสn ]
grammar
A pronoun is a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this).
Synonyms
replacement word, substitute
Examples of usage
- He
- she
- it
- they
- this
language
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. It is used to avoid repetition of the noun and make the sentence less cumbersome.
Synonyms
placeholder, substitute word
Examples of usage
- Instead of saying 'John is a teacher. John is very smart.', we can use 'John is a teacher. He is very smart.'
Translations
Translations of the word "pronoun" in other languages:
๐ต๐น pronome
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคฐเฅเคตเคจเคพเคฎ
๐ฉ๐ช Pronomen
๐ฎ๐ฉ kata ganti
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐะนะผะตะฝะฝะธะบ
๐ต๐ฑ zaimek
๐ฏ๐ต ไปฃๅ่ฉ (ใ ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท pronom
๐ช๐ธ pronombre
๐น๐ท zamir
๐ฐ๐ท ๋๋ช ์ฌ (daemyeongsa)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุถู ูุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ zรกjmeno
๐ธ๐ฐ zรกmeno
๐จ๐ณ ไปฃ่ฏ (dร icรญ)
๐ธ๐ฎ zaimek
๐ฎ๐ธ fornafn
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะตััะผะดัะบ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแชแแแแกแแฎแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ษvษzlik
๐ฒ๐ฝ pronombre
Word origin
The word 'pronoun' originated from the late Middle English word 'pronoun' which came from the Latin word 'pronomen' meaning 'a pronoun'. The concept of pronouns has been present in various languages throughout history, as they serve the purpose of replacing nouns to make sentences more concise and less repetitive.