Short Forms: ma, mi, ťa, ti, ho, mu

Personal pronouns have short forms for when they are not stressed. They sit near the start of the sentence, usually right after the verb or the first word.

• Accusative (whom?): ma, ťa, ho, ju, nás, vás, ich – Počuješ ma? (Can you hear me?)
• Dative (to whom?): mi, ti, mu, jej, nám, vám, im – Zajtra ti zavolám. (I'll call you tomorrow.)

The verb decides the case. Vidieť, poznať, hľadať, pozvať, počúvať take the accusative; dať, povedať, pomôcť, požičať, napísať, rozumieť, zavolať (to phone) take the dative. The long forms mňa, mne, teba, tebe, jeho, jemu are only for emphasis or at the start of a sentence. After a preposition use mňa, mne, teba, tebe and, for on, neho, nemu. For ona, my, vy and oni there is no separate short form.