I

/aɪ/ pronoun

Definition

Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the subject of a sentence.

Etymology

From Old English 'ic,' from Proto-Germanic '*ik,' from PIE '*éǵh₂' meaning 'I.' The only English word always capitalized regardless of position — a grammatical assertion of selfhood.

Translations

ESEspañol
yo
PTPortuguês
eu
ZH中文
ARالعربية
أنا
FRFrançais
je
SWKiswahili
mimi
HIहिन्दी
मैं
JA日本語

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