pronoun

i

pronoun

Used by a speaker or writer to refer to themself as the subject of a sentence.

"I am going to the store later."

"I told her the truth as soon as I could."

noun

The ninth letter of the English alphabet.

"The word "igloo" starts with the letter I."

The sense of one's own identity or self; the ego.

"Losing the argument was a blow to his sense of I."

numeral

The Roman numeral for one.

"The clock face showed I, II, III instead of 1, 2, 3."

How to Use I

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe word you use to talk about yourself, and also the ninth letter of the alphabet.

Common mistake

Use "I" as the subject ("I went") and "me" as the object ("she called me"), not the other way around — "me and him went" should be "he and I went."

Common pairings

I think I believe as far as I know

is plural, i's plural, is plural, i's plural, ies plural, I's plural, Is plural, I's plural, Is plural, I's plural

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_____ am going to the store later.

From Old English "ic," which traces back through Germanic languages to a very old Indo-European word for "I."

ich ch my ass m'ass muggins yours truly Ah

ME dupe ich ah idiot fool ego

ci mi pi hi ai SI RI bi xi li ti di

ich ch my ass m'ass muggins yours truly Ah ME dupe idiot fool ego