Chapter 2: People and Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are words that point to specific people, places, things, or ideas. They are used to replace a noun and show whether it is near or far in relation to the speaker.
The main demonstrative pronouns in English are:
This → singular, near (e.g., This is my book.)
That → singular, far (e.g., That is your pen.)
These → plural, near (e.g., These are my friends.)
Those → plural, far (e.g., Those are your shoes.)
Lets now find out what the demonstrative pronouns are in Konkani.
He (hay), Te (tey)
He is the word used to describe this, singular demonstrative pronoun that points to specific person, place, thing, or idea that is “near” in relation to the speaker. We pronounce it like "hay", with ha pronounced similar to ha in ham.
He migele book = This is my book
Similarly, Te is used to describe that, singular demonstrative pronoun that points to specific person, place, thing, or idea that is “far” in relation to the speaker.
Te tugele pen = That is your pen
We will tackle the plural pronouns in next lesson.