Use viņi as the subject form for a masculine or mixed third-person plural group. Change it to viņus, viņiem, viņu, or viņos when the sentence requires another case.
Use viņi as the subject form for a masculine or mixed third-person plural group. Change it to viņus, viņiem, viņu, or viņos when the sentence requires another case.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Es redzēju viņi stacijā. | Es redzēju viņus stacijā. |
| Viņi ir gatavs sākt. | Viņi ir gatavi sākt. |
| Viņi meitenes atnāca pirmās. | Viņas meitenes atnāca pirmās. |
Use viņi in this demonstrative sense when the contrast is with šie or when the phrase means those ones from another place, time, or context.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Šie gadi bija smagi, kad runa ir par tāliem pagātnes gadiem. | Viņi gadi bija smagi. |
| Es atceros viņi vakarus. | Es atceros viņus vakarus. |
| Viņi ir mani draugi, kad domāti tikai tālie priekšmeti. | Viņi ir tie tālie priekšmeti. |
Use viņi for a masculine or mixed group of people, and recognize its demonstrative use when the context points to distant or earlier-mentioned things.
Viņi is put in nominative where another case is needed, and it is often confused with viņas for all-female groups or with tie for ordinary objects.
Plural form of viņš, the masculine third-person Latvian pronoun.
What does viņi mean?
Viņi means they for a masculine or mixed group, and in some contexts it can also mean those.
Is viņi the plural of viņš?
Yes. Viņi is the masculine plural form of viņš.
When is viņi different from viņas?
Viņi is masculine or mixed plural, while viņas is feminine plural.
Can viņi refer to objects?
For ordinary objects Latvian usually uses tie, but the older or contextual demonstrative use of viņi can mean those.
What are the main case forms of viņi?
The main forms are viņi, viņu, viņiem, viņus, and viņos.
Is viņi formal or informal?
Viņi is neutral in the personal-pronoun sense. The demonstrative sense depends more on context and style.
How is viņi pronounced?
Viņi is pronounced /ˈviɲi/, with stress on the first syllable.