3.6 Grammar, Possessive Pronouns:
In Persian language, there is no Possessive pronoun as it is in English. Instead, the word “مال – shows ownership or property” functions as possessive pronoun. We will practice possession in this section.
possessive pronoun: and Possessive adjectives:
Possessive pronouns:
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 hersاین 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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