мы

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Adyghe

Pronunciation

Determiner

мы ()

  1. this
    мы бэнанэ bɛnanɛthis banana
    мы пшъашъэ pŝaŝɛthis girl
    мы кӏалэм еӏуэ kʼalɛm jeʼwɛthis boy is saying
    мы мэгъэ mɛğɛthis year

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

мы (my)

  1. first-person plural, nominative case: we

Declension

Declension of Belarusian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я (ja) ты (ty) ён (jon) яно́ (janó) яна́ (janá) мы (my) вы (vy) яны́ (janý)
genitive мяне́ (mjanjé) цябе́ (cjabjé) яго́ (jahó) яе́ (jajé) нас (nas) вас (vas) іх (ix) сябе́ (sjabjé)
dative мне (mnje) табе́ (tabjé) яму́ (jamú) ёй (joj) нам (nam) вам (vam) ім (im) сабе́ (sabjé)
accusative мяне́ (mjanjé) цябе́ (cjabjé) яго́ (jahó) яе́ (jajé) нас (nas) вас (vas) іх (ix) сябе́ (sjabjé)
instrumental мной, мно́ю (mnoj, mnóju) табо́й, табо́ю (tabój, tabóju) ім (im) ёй, ёю (joj, jóju) на́мі (námi) ва́мі (vámi) і́мі (ími) сабо́й, сабо́ю (sabój, sabóju)
locative мне (mnje) табе́ (tabjé) ім (im) ёй (joj) нас (nas) вас (vas) іх (ix) сабе́ (sabjé)

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *my, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

мы ()

  1. first-person plural, nominative case: we
    мы сьме барз добры штуденты. sʹme barz dobrŷ študentŷ.We are very good students.

Central Mansi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Finnish maa, Komi-Zyrian му (mu), Udmurt му (mu), Northern Mansi ма̄ (), possibly also Northern Khanty мўв (mŭw).

Pronunciation

Noun

мы (my) (Middle Konda)

  1. land
  2. earth
  3. spot, place

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • E. A. Kuzakova (2001) “мы”, in Мансийско-русский словарь (кондинский диалект мансийского языка), По рассказу П. К. Чейметова «Ворыяп хумый» («Два охотника»), Kondinsky district: local history museum, →ISBN, page 49
  • Elena Skribnik, editor (2016), “мы”, in Ob-Ugric Database: analysed text corpora and dictionaries for less described Ob-Ugric dialects, University of Munich

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мꙑ (my), from Proto-Slavic *my. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic мꙑ (my). Also akin to Lithuanian mẽs and Old Armenian մեք (mekʻ).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

мы (my)

  1. we
  2. I (only when used with с (s))
    мы с тобо́йmy s tobójyou and I
    мы с сестро́йmy s sestrójme and my sister

Declension

Declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я
(ja)
ты
(ty)
он
(on)
оно́
(onó)
она́
(oná)
мы
(my)
вы
(vy)
они́1
(oní)
genitive меня́
(menjá)
тебя́
(tebjá)
его́2, него́2 3
(jevó, nevó)
её4, неё3 4
(jejó, nejó)
нас
(nas)
вас
(vas)
их, них3
(ix, nix)
себя́
(sebjá)
dative мне
(mne)
тебе́
(tebé)
ему́, нему́3
(jemú, nemú)
ей, ней3
(jej, nej)
нам
(nam)
вам
(vam)
им, ним3
(im, nim)
себе́
(sebé)
accusative меня́
(menjá)
тебя́
(tebjá)
его́2, него́2 3
(jevó, nevó)
её, неё3
(jejó, nejó)
нас
(nas)
вас
(vas)
их, них3
(ix, nix)
себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю5
(mnoj, mnóju)
тобо́й, тобо́ю5
(tobój, tobóju)
им, ним3
(im, nim)
ей, ней3, е́ю5, не́ю3 5
(jej, nej, jéju, néju)
на́ми
(námi)
ва́ми
(vámi)
и́ми, ни́ми3
(ími, ními)
собо́й, собо́ю5
(sobój, sobóju)
prepositional 6 мне
(mne)
тебе́
(tebé)
нём3
(njom)
ней3
(nej)
нас
(nas)
вас
(vas)
них3
(nix)
себе́
(sebé)
  1. Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné).
  2. The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  3. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
  4. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
  5. Instrumental forms ending in (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  6. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.
Pre-1918 declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f m / n f
nominative я
(ja)
ты
(ty)
онъ
(on)
оно́
(onó)
она́
(oná)
мы
(my)
вы
(vy)
они́
(oní)
онѣ́
(oně́)
genitive меня́
(menjá)
тебя́
(tebjá)
его́1, него́1 2
(jevó, nevó)
ея́3, нея́2 3
(jejá, nejá)
насъ
(nas)
васъ
(vas)
ихъ, нихъ2
(ix, nix)
себя́
(sebjá)
dative мнѣ
(mně)
тебѣ́
(tebě́)
ему́, нему́2
(jemú, nemú)
ей, ней2
(jej, nej)
намъ
(nam)
вамъ
(vam)
имъ, нимъ2
(im, nim)
себѣ́
(sebě́)
accusative меня́
(menjá)
тебя́
(tebjá)
его́1, него́1 2
(jevó, nevó)
её, неё2
(jejó, nejó)
насъ
(nas)
васъ
(vas)
ихъ, нихъ2
(ix, nix)
себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю4
(mnoj, mnóju)
тобо́й, тобо́ю4
(tobój, tobóju)
имъ, нимъ2
(im, nim)
ей, ней2, е́ю4, не́ю2 4
(jej, nej, jéju, néju)
на́ми
(námi)
ва́ми
(vámi)
и́ми, ни́ми2
(ími, ními)
собо́й, собо́ю4
(sobój, sobóju)
prepositional5 мнѣ
(mně)
тебѣ́
(tebě́)
нёмъ2
(njom)
ней2
(nej)
насъ
(nas)
васъ
(vas)
нихъ2
(nix)
себѣ́
(sebě́)
  1. Letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  2. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
  3. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
  4. Instrumental forms ending in (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  5. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.