Demonstrative pronouns Like English, Amharic makes a two-way distinction between near ('this, these') and far ('that, those') demonstrative expressions (pronouns, adjectives, adverbs). Besides number, Amharic – unlike English – also distinguishes between the masculine and the feminine genders in the singular. +Amharic demonstrative pronounsNumber, Gender Near FarSingular Masculine yǝh(ǝ) ya Feminine yǝčči, yǝhǝčč yaččiPlural ǝnnäzzih ǝnnäzziya There are also separate demonstratives for formal reference, comparable to the formal personal pronouns: ǝññih 'this, these (formal)' and ǝnniya 'that, those (formal)'.
demonstrative pronouns like english amharic makes a two-way distinction between near ('this these') and far ('that those') demonstrative expressions (pronouns adjectives adverbs) besides number amharic – unlike english – also distinguishes between the masculine and the feminine genders in the singular +amharic demonstrative pronounsnumber gender near farsingular masculine yǝh(ǝ) ya feminine yǝčči yǝhǝčč yaččiplural ǝnnäzzih ǝnnäzziya there are also separate demonstratives for formal reference comparable to the formal personal pronouns ǝññih 'this these (formal)' and ǝnniya 'that those (formal)'