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Step 5: Possessive Adjectives

PossessiveAdjectives
my boek (Dis is my eie boek.)•my book (It is my own book.)
jou boek (informeel) -- u boek (formeel)•your book
sy boek — haar boek — Joe se boek.•his book — her book — Joe's book
ons boek•our book
julle boek•your book (plural)
hulle boek•their book
  

Steps to Mastery

Under POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE MASTERY, repeat the practise till you have the pronouns memorized, (Slow) ... (Faster) ... and then (Fastest).

 

Step 5a: Test Your recall (slow)

Dit is <ICON> hoed.

 

 

 

 

Step 5b: Test Your recall (faster)

Dit is <ICON> hoed.

 

 

 

 

Step 5c: Test Your recall (fastest)

Dit is <ICON> hoed.

Test Questions

Answer the question:

  • Explain the difference between possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives. Give examples of each.

Without hesitation, complete the following:

  • Ek dink dit is ___ (HIS) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (OUR) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (HER) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (MY) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (YOUR) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (YOUR formal) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (YOU GUYS') bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (THEIR) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (ITS) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (JOHAN'S) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (MARIA'S) bal.
  • Ek dink dit is ___ (NEW YORK'S) bal.

Now, go to: Step 5: Possessive Pronouns in Afrikaans.