ĝi

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"

Esperanto

Alternative forms

  • ghi (H-system spelling)
  • gxi (X-system spelling)

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Lithuanian ji (“she, it”) and jis (“he, it”).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

ĝi (accusative ĝin, possessive ĝia)

  1. it (inanimate object, animal or young child)

See also

Personal pronouns in Esperanto
Singular Plural
Nominative Accusative Possessive Nominative Accusative Possessive
First person  mi  min  mia  ni  nin  nia
Second person Formal  vi  vin  via  vi  vin  via
Familiar1  ci  cin  cia
Third person Masculine  li  lin  lia
Feminine  ŝi  ŝin  ŝia
Neuter  ĝi  ĝin  ĝia
Gender-neutral2  ri
ŝli 		 rin
ŝlin 		 ria
ŝlia
Reflexive  si  sin  sia  si  sin  sia
Indefinite  oni  onin  onia  oni  onin  onia
Notes
1 The second person familiar pronouns are archaic.

2 The proposed gender-neutral third-person singular pronouns ri (rin, ria) and ŝli (ŝlin, ŝlia) are not widely used.

3 The proposed third-person feminine plural pronoun iŝi (iŝin, iŝia) is not widely used.

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