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Independent pronouns

Almost always starts at the beginning of the sentence.

First Person Singular

I

ink

,  ,

Second Person Masculine Singular

you

ntk

Second Person Feminin Singular

you

ntT, ntt

 ,

Third Person Masculine Singular

he

Ntf

Third Person Feminine Singular

she

Nts

 ,

First Person Plural

we

Inn

 ,

Second Person Plural

you

ntTn, nttn

 ,

Third Person Plural

they

ntsn

 ,

Notes:

1) Sometimes,   twt is used in place of the second person singular, as in the Pyramid Texts in the Old Kingdom.

2)   swt  is sometimes used instead of the third person singular

3) Note the difference between the enclitic particle swt “but” and  swt   as an independent pronoun.

Uses of Independent Pronoun

a) As a subject in sentences with a nominal predicate.

ink it.k

I am your father.

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