The pronouns

Bengali pronouns are relatively easy to learn but one must remember some key points:

1. There is no distinction of gender in Bengali pronouns.
2. Bengali pronouns distinguish between honorific/polite and familiar pronouns. Honorific or polite forms are marked by a
   [p] and familiar forms are marked by a [f] in the following tables. This is not only present in the second person as in French but also in the third person. There is yet a third form that is not recommended for use by a visitor to Bangladesh.
3. In the third person nearness distinguishes three different types of third person pronouns. As an example, for the familiar forms, e imlplies he/she over here, o implies he/she over there, and shay implies he/she elsewhere. These position dependent pronouns are marked by [h], [t], and [e] denoting the proximal relations here, there, and elsewhere respectively.

Basic Personal Pronouns

Subject forms

Possessive forms

Object forms

Demonstrative Pronouns