Pronouns in Valencian
27 words Valencian words on the topic “pronouns”: jo — I, tu — you (informal), vostè — you (polite), ell — he.
27 words on the topic
- joISpeakers usually drop it: the verb ending already says who acts. Jo appears for emphasis
- tuyou (informal)People switch to tu quickly here — even with a shopkeeper. Moving to vostè signals distance, not default politeness
- vostèyou (polite)The polite you, for strangers and elders. The verb with it is third person: vostè és — literally you is he
- ellheWorks for things too when they are masculine — grammar follows the noun's gender, not its animateness
- ellasheThe plural elles is for women only; ells covers men and mixed company
- nosaltresweNo gender: one we for men and women alike — simpler here than in Spanish
- ellstheyells covers men and mixed company; elles is women only. One man is enough to pick ells
- el meumyThe masculine form; before a feminine noun it turns into la meva. Articles come with it, as with every noun
- el teuyour (informal)The tu counterpart. For a feminine thing: la teua — with the Valencian -ua ending
- el nostreourOurs, masculine. Feminine: la nostra. No extra article is needed before it
- el vostreyour (plural)The you-plural possessive. Feminine: la vostra
- el seuhis, her, theirOne form covers his, her and their — the context and the owner's noun decide. Feminine: la seua
- el propione's ownEmphasizes that the thing belongs to the person himself: amb els meus propis ulls — with my own eyes
- el mateixhimselfThe emphatic -self, any person: I saw it myself is jo mateix. It also means the same: el mateix — the same one
- totall, wholeAgrees with its noun: tota la família — the whole family, tots els dies — every day
- cadascun deeach ofAlways followed by de: cadascun de nosaltres — each of us. The feminine is cadascuna
- qualsevolanyWhichever you like: qualsevol dia — any day at all
- aquestthisThe near one; feminine aquesta, plural aquests. Central Catalan says aquest too — the pair with aqueix differs by distance
- aquellthatThe far one, out of reach: aquell hi ha — that one over there
- talsuchOf that kind: tal cosa no l'he vista mai — I've never seen such a thing
- un altreanotherA different one of the kind: vull una altra tassa — I want a different cup
- quin dewhich ofChooses inside a named set: quin dels dos? — which of the two?
- capnoneNot one of them; always with no: no hi ha cap problema
- algúsomeoneA person unknown: algú truca a la porta — someone is knocking
- alguna cosasomething (indefinite)Some unnamed thing; the entry repeats alguna-cosa — the suffix marks the second dictionary entry
- ningú denone ofNobody inside the group: cap de nosaltres ho sap — none of us knows
- resnothingNot a thing; pairs with no: no veig res — I see nothing
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- Avui pago jo, demà pagues tuToday I'm paying, tomorrow it's you
- I tu què en penses?And what do you think?
- Vostè és el pare de la Marta?Are you Marta's father?
- Ell treballa al mercatHe works at the market
- Ella viu al carrer del costatShe lives on the next street
- Nosaltres anem en metro, és més ràpidWe'll take the metro, it's faster
What is worth knowing about these words
jo — I. Speakers usually drop it: the verb ending already says who acts. Jo appears for emphasis
tu — you (informal). People switch to tu quickly here — even with a shopkeeper. Moving to vostè signals distance, not default politeness
vostè — you (polite). The polite you, for strangers and elders. The verb with it is third person: vostè és — literally you is he
ell — he. Works for things too when they are masculine — grammar follows the noun's gender, not its animateness
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “I” in Valencian?
Speakers usually drop it: the verb ending already says who acts. Jo appears for emphasis
- How do you say “my” in Valencian?
The masculine form; before a feminine noun it turns into la meva. Articles come with it, as with every noun
- How do you say “all, whole” in Valencian?
Agrees with its noun: tota la família — the whole family, tots els dies — every day
- How do you say “which of” in Valencian?
Chooses inside a named set: quin dels dos? — which of the two?
- How do you say “you (informal)” in Valencian?
People switch to tu quickly here — even with a shopkeeper. Moving to vostè signals distance, not default politeness
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
I, you, we, they. There is a handful of them, they turn up in every sentence, and politeness rides on them: most of these languages keep a formal “you” apart from a familiar one, and choosing the wrong one is noticed faster than a mispronounced word.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “I” in Valencian?
«jo». Speakers usually drop it: the verb ending already says who acts. Jo appears for emphasis. It is one of 27 words in the set “pronouns” — the rest are in the table above.
How many pronouns do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 27 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.