Turkish Language – Lesson 2, Part 2 – Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns in Turkish

Turkish has no grammatical gender category (masculine, feminine, or neuter). This means that all nouns in the third person singular (he / she / it) are referred to by a single pronoun — O.

Examples:

O bir öğretmen. – He (she) is a teacher.
O hasta. – He (she) is sick.
O mutlu. – He (she) is happy.
O çocuk. – He (she) is a child.

From context it is usually clear whether the person being referred to is male or female.

Pronouns are often omitted in speech, because the verb ending already indicates the person:

(Ben) gidiyorum. → Gidiyorum. (I am going.)

Read the personal pronouns

Ben – I
Sen – you
O – he
О – she
Biz – we
Siz – you (plural)
Onlar – they