Lesson 13

Possessive Adjectives

My, your, his, her, our, your,their
yi, kwi, ni, nr, yna, enta, na

A possessive adjective expresses ownership or relationship of a certain noun. Compare these with the Possessive Pronouns (Lesson 3) in where the possessive pronoun can be used to show possession and the noun does not appear in the sentence of phrase. Possessive adjectives, on the other hand, come before the noun they express in order to show possession.

Example 13.1

yi mada	  =  my friend;    		yi mas 	    = my friends
nr mada	  =  her friend;   		nr mas 	    = her friends
ni memhr  =  his teacher; 		na memhran  = their teachers

1st Person Singular          	yi   = my
2nd Person Singular (masc):  	kwi  = yours
2nd Person Singular (fem):   	kwi  = your
3rd Person Singular(masc):   	ni   = hi
3rd Person Singular (fem):   	nr   = her
1st Person Plural:           	yna  = our
2nd  Person Plural:          	enta = your
3rd Person  Plural:             na   = their

Example 13.2 mada = friend

1st Person Singular:        yi mada   =  my friend
2nd Person Singular (m+f):  kwi mada  =  your  friend
3rd Person Singular(masc):  ni  mada  =  his friend
3rd Person Singular (fem):  nr mada   =  her friend
1st Person Plural:          yna mada  =  our friend
2nd  Person Plural:         enta mada =  your friend
3rd Person  Plural:         na mada   =  their friend

The possessive adjectives are the same for both singular and plural nouns (unlike possessive pronouns, see Lesson 3). mada is a friend (S). Its plural is mas and the possessive adjectives don't change when we use my friend (mada) or my firends (mas).

Example 13.3. mas = friends

1st Person Singular:        	yi mas 	  = my friends
2nd Person Singular (m+f):  	kwi mas   = your  friends
3rd Person Singular(masc):  	ni  mas   = his friend
3rd Person Singular (fem):  	nr mas    = her friend
1st Person Plural:          	yna mas   = our friends
2nd  Person Plural:         	enta mas  = your friends
3rd Person  Plural:             na mas    = their friends

Exercise:
Use the same for the noun mother (my mother, your mother etc., as in Example 13.1 and 13.2 above).

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Lesson 13

Possessive Adjectives

My, your, his, her, our, your,their yi, kwi, ni, nr, yna, enta, na

My, your, his, her, our, your,their
yi, kwi, ni, nr, yna, enta, na