English grammatical person
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Comparison of person, gender and plurality in English and Lojban
Lojban translations can be verbose and don't represent normal colloquial usage of Lojban established in years 1987 - 2016.
| Pronoun | Details | Lojban | Pronoun | Details | Lojban | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| I | First person singular | mi, lo pa mi | we | First person plural | mi'ai, mi jo'u lo drata | |
| you | Second person singular | lo pa do | y'all | Second person plural | lo za'u do | |
| 'ey | Third person gender-neutral singular | le pa prenu | they | Third person plural | le za'u mei | |
| he | Third person masculine singular | le pa nakni | ||||
| she | Third person feminine singular | le pa fetsi | ||||
| it | Third person inanimate singular | le dacti, le mucti, le na jmive | ||||