Understanding Possessive Pronouns in Slovenian
Possessive pronouns in Slovenian tell us who something belongs to. Just like in English, they help us understand if something is 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', and so on. Let's explore how these work in Slovenian.
Important Points
- Possessive pronouns must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.
- There are different forms for masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns.
- Possessive pronouns change depending on whether the noun is singular or plural.
- The form of the possessive pronoun also changes based on the grammatical case: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, locative, and instrumental.
Here are the basic possessive pronouns in Slovenian. They change based on who owns the object and the object's characteristics.
Important Points
- My: moj (masculine), moja (feminine), moje (neuter)
- Your (singular informal): tvoj (masculine), tvoja (feminine), tvoje (neuter)
- His/Her/Its: njegov/njen (masculine), njegova/njena (feminine), njegovo/njeno (neuter)
- Our: naš (masculine), naša (feminine), naše (neuter)
- Your (plural or formal): vaš (masculine), vaša (feminine), vaše (neuter)
- Their: njihov (masculine), njihova (feminine), njihovo (neuter)
Let's look at some examples to see how these possessive pronouns are used in sentences.
Examples
- To je moja knjiga. (My book is here.)
- Ali je to tvoj pes? (Is this your dog?)
- Njegov avto je rdeč. (His car is red.)
Remember, the possessive pronoun must match the noun it describes in gender, number, and case. This is a key rule in Slovenian grammar.