17.4 - Adjectives and pronouns
A pronoun can be defined as "a word which replaces a noun or noun phrase which has already been or is about to be mentioned". The Ukrainian term займенник (за+іменник) reflects this. In addition, many Ukrainian pronouns resemble and refer to adjectives, so it is logical to present them in this unit (other pronouns are presented in detail in Unit 18).
Listed below are the "adjectival" pronouns. As indicated, the declensions of some of them are the same as for adjectives. In other cases there are links to separate pages which give the full declensions (note that for most pronouns the vocative is not used, as one cannot address a pronoun!). Compounds, for example якийсь, деякий etc., will be covered in Unit 18.
| Pronoun | Meaning | Declension |
| який, яка, яке, які (+ compounds) |
which | as for hard adjectives |
| такий, така, таке, такі | such | as for hard adjectives |
| котрий, котра, котре, котрі (+ compounds) |
which, which one, which (of a set) |
as for hard adjectives |
| чий, чия, чиє, чиї (+ compounds) |
whose, of which, of whom | click here |
| мій твій свій |
my, mine your, yours (sing./familiar) one's own (reflexive) |
click here |
| наш ваш |
our(s) your(s) (pl./formal) |
click here |
| їхній | their(s) | as for soft adjectives |
| цей | this | click here |
| той | that | click here |
| кожний
(кожен) жодний (жоден) |
each, every no, not a (single), none |
as for hard adjectives (except for short form in masculine singular) |
| сам (ий) | when used with той: same, very (as in "the very one") when used with такий: same as,similar to |
click here |
| інший | other, another | as for hard adjectives |
| весь (увесь, ввесь) | all, whole | click here |
| всякий (усякий) всілякий (усілякий) |
all kinds (of) | as for hard adjectives |
To practise the above go to Exercise 17.4A.