Step 6: Possessive Pronouns
Note: You get possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives. Remember, the pronoun replaces the thing and the adjective is with the thing.
Example: That is mine. versus That is my book.
| Possessive | Pronouns | |
| myne | • | mine |
| joune (informeel) -- u s'n (formeel) | • | yours |
| syne — hare — Joe s'n | • | his — hers — Joe's |
| ons s'n | • | ours |
| julle s'n | • | yours (plural) |
| hulle s'n | • | theirs |
| NOTA – Jy kan sê: Hulle doen hul/hulle werk. | NOTE – You can say: They do their work. |
Steps to Mastery
Under POSSESSIVE PRONOUN MASTERY repeat the practise till you have the pronouns memorized, (Slow) ... then (Faster) ... and then (Fastest). Finally do the Test Questions.
Step 6a: Test Your recall (slow)
Dit is <ICON>.
Step 6b: Test Your recall (faster)
Dit is <ICON>.
Step 6c: Test Your recall (fastest)
Dit is <ICON>.
What is a possessive pronoun?
- Explain the function of possessive pronouns and give examples.
Without hesitation, fill in the following:
- Sien jy die bal? Dit is ... .
- Dit is ___ (HIS).
- Dit is ___ (OURS).
- Dit is ___ (HERS).
- Dit is ___ (MINE).
- Dit is ___ (YOURS).
- Dit is ___ (YOURS formal).
- Dit is ___ (YOU GUYS').
- Dit is ___ (THEIRS).
- Dit is ___ (ITS).
- Dit is ___ (JOHAN).
- Dit is ___ (LETITIA).
- Dit is ___ (SANET).
- Dit is ___ (PRETORIA).
- Dit is ___ (KURUMAN).