Faizan Ahamad
Research Scholar,
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, India.
Abstract: The present study is an attempt to understand the Morphological Characteristics of Pronoun in Urdu and Spanish through its similarities and differences. This comparative study attempts to highlight the levels of ease and difficulty faced by Urdu speakers in using the correct Spanish pronouns.
Keywords: Person, Gender, Number, Direct and indirect case.
Introduction: A pronoun is a part of speech that is used in place of a noun or a noun phrase. It refers to either a noun that has already been mentioned or a noun that does not need to be specifically named. The importance of its usage lies in the fact that it lessens the deformation of a text by replacing the frequent usage of nouns. Its usage with respect to gender is also crucial as it validates a person’s identity. If a person is referred to with the wrong pronoun, they can feel disrespected, invalidated, dismissed, alienated, or dysphoric. Therefore, considering

26