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== Personal pronouns ==
Some dialects have the full-length personal pronouns {{lang|fi|minä}} and {{lang|fi|sinä}}, but most people use shorter forms, like these found in the Helsinki metropolitan area region:
:{{lang|fi|minä}} → {{lang|fi|mä}}
:{{lang|fi|sinä}} → {{lang|fi|sä}}

Note: these do differ depending on [[Colloquial Finnish#Regional variation|where the speaker is from]]. For example {{lang|fi|minä}} can also be {{lang|fi|mie}}, {{lang|fi|miä}}, {{lang|fi|mää}} etc.

The root words are also shorter:

:{{lang|fi|minu-}} → {{lang|fi|mu-}}, e.g. {{lang|fi|minun}} → {{lang|fi|mun}} "my"
:{{lang|fi|sinu-}} → {{lang|fi|su-}}, e.g. {{lang|fi|sinun}} → {{lang|fi|sun}} "yours"

The third-person pronouns {{lang|fi|hän}} ('he', 'she', singular 'they') and {{lang|fi|he}} (plural 'they'), are rarely used in the spoken language outside of Southwestern Finland and are getting rare there, as well. Elsewhere, they are usually replaced by {{lang|fi|se}} and {{lang|fi|ne}}, which in the standard language do not refer to people.

:{{lang|fi|hän}} → {{lang|fi|se}}
:{{lang|fi|he}} → {{lang|fi|ne}}

For example, the sentence "Did he mistake me for you?" has these forms:
:{{lang|fi|Luuliko hän minua sinuksi?}}
:{{lang|fi|Luuliks se mua suks?}} or {{lang|fi|Luulikse mua suks?}}

Similarly, non-personal [[demonstrative]] pronouns are often used in place of {{lang|fi|hän}} or {{lang|fi|he}}, meaning people may be referred to as 'that' and 'those'. This also does not carry any pejorative meaning. The words are also changed from their written form.

:{{lang|fi|hän}} → {{lang|fi|tuo}} → {{lang|fi|toi}}
:{{lang|fi|he}} → {{lang|fi|nuo}} → {{lang|fi|noi}}

For example, when pointing out a culprit, the sentence "He broke it." has these forms:
:{{lang|fi|Hän rikkoi sen.}}
:{{lang|fi|Tuo rikko sen.}} or {{lang|fi|Toi rikko sen.}}