Armenian Language Lesson 5: Demonstrative Pronouns
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What are Demonstrative Pronouns?
Armenian Language Lesson 5: Demonstrative Pronouns. Demonstrative pronouns are used to point to or indicate a specific person, thing, idea, place, or amount. In English, they are words like this, that, these, those, as well as expressions like such, same, here, there.
In Armenian, demonstrative pronouns include basic, specific, manner, quantity, and place pronouns.
2. Categories of Demonstrative Pronouns
A. Basic Demonstratives
| Armenian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| սա | this (near) | sa |
| դա | that (far) | da |
| նա | that (far, often for persons) | na |
| այս | these (near) | ays |
| այդ | those (far) | ayn |
| այն | those (far, formal/literary) | ayn |
Armenian Language Lesson 5: Demonstrative Pronouns
B. Specific / Emphatic Demonstratives
| Armenian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| սույն | this / these | suyn |
| նույն | same | nuyn |
| միևնույն | the same / identical | mievnuyn |
| մյուս | other / another | myus |
C. Manner / Quality Demonstratives
| Armenian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| այսպես | like this | ayspes |
| այդպես | like that | aydpes |
| այնպես | so / in that way | aynpes |
| այսպիսի | such / of this kind | ayspisi |
| այնպիսի | such / of that kind | aynpisi |
| այդպիսի | such / of that kind | aydisi |
| նույնպիսի | same kind | nuynpisi |
D. Quantity / Degree Demonstratives
| Armenian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| այսքան | this much / so much | ayskan |
| այդքան | that much / so much | aydkan |
| այնքան | so much / so many | aynkan |
| նույնքան | the same amount | nuynkan |
| այսչափ | this much / to this degree | aysch’ap |
| այդչափ | that much / to that degree | aydch’ap |
| այնչափ | that much / to that degree | aynch’ap |
| նույնչափ | the same amount | nuynch’ap |
E. Place / Location Demonstratives
| Armenian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| այստեղ | here | aystegh |
| այդտեղ | there | aydtegh |
| այնտեղ | over there | ayntegh |
3. Example Sentences
| Armenian | English |
|---|---|
| Սա իմ գրասեղանն է | This is my desk |
| Այդ մարդը շատ լավն է | That person is very nice |
| Այս մարդիկ իմ ընկերներն են | These people are my friends |
| Այստեղ շատ գեղեցիկ է | It is very beautiful here |
| Այս գիրքը հետաքրքիր է | This book is interesting |
| Մենք գնում ենք այնտեղ | We are going over there |
| Այսքան փող է անհրաժեշտ | This much money is needed |
