6.5 – With me, with you…
In this unit and the following day’s lesson (6.4 – Saying 'with' using s INSTR – Nouns and Interrogative Pronouns) we will learn how to say ‘with someone’ in Czech. We have encountered this already once in our discussion of beverages when we said s mlékem or s cukrem, see 3.4 – Pití for a refresher on this. Below are the instrumental forms of personal pronouns:
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já |
mnou |
my |
námi / náma (coll.) |
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ty |
tebou |
vy |
vámi / váma (coll.) |
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on |
ním |
oni (ony, ona) |
nimi / nima (coll.) |
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ona |
ní |
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ono |
ním |
The other forms (námi, vámi, nimi) are found in writing and more formal speech (lectures, television, etc.). In a few instances, there are colloquial varieties available. The colloquial varieties (náma, váma, nima) are very common in speech and can be used when speaking as alternates to the standard forms.
Examples:
Lucie jde se mnou do hospody.
Lucie is going to the pub with me.
Pavel jde s námi / náma do muzea.
Pavel is going to the pub with us.
Nechci pracovat s ním.
I don’t want to work with him.