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:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/pronoun.rst
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.. _pronoun:
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Pronoun
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Summary
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A pronoun is a word that indirectly refers to a person or a thing. For example: "John" is a proper name, "man" is a common noun,
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and "he" is a pronoun; but all three terms can refer to the same person named "John".
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In Biblical Hebrew, a pronoun can function as a :ref:`noun<noun>` (personal pronouns), an :ref:`adjective<adjective>` (demonstrative pronouns),
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or a :ref:`relative particle<particle_relative>` (relative pronouns).
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Types
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Biblical Hebrew contains the following five types of pronouns.
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:ref:`Demonstrative<pronoun_demonstrative>` pronoun
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. include:: pronoun_demonstrative.rst
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:ref:`Indefinite<pronoun_indefinite>` pronoun
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. include:: pronoun_indefinite.rst
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:ref:`Interrogative<pronoun_interrogative>` pronoun
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. include:: pronoun_interrogative.rst
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:ref:`Personal<pronoun_personal>` pronoun
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. include:: pronoun_personal.rst
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:ref:`Relative<pronoun_relative>` pronoun
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. include:: pronoun_relative.rst
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