I
/aɪ/
Translation
The word a speaker uses to talk about themselves as the subject of a sentence.
Examples
am happy today.
"I" is the person speaking, talking about themselves.
read books.
"I" is always written as a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.
help ?
"I" is the one offering to help.
Used in
Stories
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