How to use demonstrative pronouns in Setswana

How to use demonstrative pronouns in Setswana

You want to learn how to use demonstrative pronouns in Setswana? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Setswana lessons complete with useful examples. This house, that house... we make learning Setswana demonstrative pronouns easy for you.

Setswana demonstrative pronouns : this

Demonstrative pronouns are used with nouns to make them more specific. The English demonstrative pronoun 'this' has various forms in Setswana. The various forms are 'yo', 'se', 'e' and 'o'.

Examples

ntlo e
this house
buka e
this book
masetsana yo
this girl
masimane yo
this boy
leje le
this stone
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The language is also known as Tswana. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Setswana would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Setswana

Learn to get by in Setswana with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Setswana phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Letsatsi lentle
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Tlhola sentle
Have a nice day !
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Step 6 : Setswana demonstrative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are used to refer to specific objects and their locations. In English, this would be the words this and these to refer to objects which are near and that and those to refer to objects which are further away. Using the nouns buka, setilo and lebati (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use the demonstrative pronouns with each of these nouns (this book, that chair, these doors). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Setswana demonstrative pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned to use the Setswana demonstrative pronouns with the nouns buka, setilo and lebati and the plural nouns dibuka, ditilo and mabati you can move on to Step 7 (Setswana adjectives).

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