3.6 Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
In Persian language, there is no possessive pronoun as it is in English. Instead, the word مال, which shows ownership or property, functions as possessive pronoun. We will practice possession in this section.
Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows ownership in addition to being a pronoun.
| Example of Possession in Persian
With English translation |
Plural Possessions | Example of Possession in Persian
With English Translation |
Singular Possession |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is ours این مال ماست | ours = مال ما | This Is mine این مال من است | Mine = مال من |
| This is yours این مال شماست | Yours = مال شما | This is yours این مال تو است | yours = مال تو |
| This is theirs این مال آنهاست | Theirs = مال آنها | This is hers این مال او است | His / Hers = مال او |
Activity
Please make sentence with the phrase in first column. For guidance, look at the example for first phrase.
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