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Understanding Czech Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns in Czech are words that show ownership. They tell us who something belongs to. Just like in English, where we say 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their', Czech has its own set of words. But, Czech is a bit more complex because the pronouns change depending on the gender and number of the noun they are describing.
Important Points
In Czech, the possessive pronoun must match the gender of the noun it describes.
There are three genders in Czech: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
Possessive pronouns also change if the noun is singular or plural.
The basic possessive pronouns are: můj (my), tvůj (your), jeho (his), její (her), náš (our), váš (your - plural or formal), jejich (their).
Examples
To je můjdům.
Vidím tvouknihu.
To jsou našeauta.
Let's break it down with some examples. If you want to say 'my house' and the word for house, 'dům', is masculine, you use 'můj'. If you want to say 'my book', and 'kniha' is feminine, you use 'moje' or 'má'. For 'my car', where 'auto' is neuter, you use 'moje'.
Important Points
Masculine: můj (my), tvůj (your), jeho (his), její (her), náš (our), váš (your), jejich (their).
Feminine: moje/má (my), tvoje/tvá (your), jeho (his), její (her), naše (our), vaše (your), jejich (their).
Neuter: moje (my), tvoje (your), jeho (his), její (her), naše (our), vaše (your), jejich (their).
Examples
To je jehoauto.
To je jejíkniha.
To jsou jejichdomy.
When you talk about more than one thing, the possessive pronoun changes too. For example, 'our cars' would be 'naše auta'.
Important Points
Plural: naše (our), vaše (your), jejich (their) - these forms are the same for all genders in plural.
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