Pronoun Subject The forms of pronoun subjects are distinguished according to person:

 first, second, or third, and number: singular or plural. In the first person plural,

an added distinction is made between exclusive (excluding the hearer) and

 inclusive ( including the hearer). Pronouns are not preceded by ang or si.

Pronoun Subject Set

Singular Plural

1st Person  ako kami (exclusive)

                           tayo (inclusive)

2nd Person  ikaw/ka kayo

3rd Person siya sila

Matipid siya.

Magpipiknik tayo.

Ikaw usually occurs initially while ka occurs elsewhere.

Bumili ka ng saging.

Ikaw ba ang bagong dating?

The form kita (kata in some dialects), not in the chart above, refers to the singular hearer

 and the speaker. It is also used in place of the subject and the object in sentences lilke "I saw you."

Kita nga e mag-usap. Let’s the two of us talk

.

Mag-usap nga kita. Let’s the two of us talk.

Nakita kita = Nakita ko ikaw. I saw you.

Ipagdadasal kita. I’ll say a prayer for you.