CLASS 5 · LEARNING KNOWLEDGE
Possessive pronouns in simple nominative sentences (Russian, 5. grade)
How it works
Possessive pronouns show in Russian who something belongs to. In the nominative, they agree with the noun in gender and number. Important forms are: ‹мой› (my, m.), ‹моя› (my, f.), ‹моё› (my, n.), ‹мои› (my, pl.), ‹твой› (your, m.), ‹твоя› (your, f.), ‹твоё› (your, n.), ‹твои› (your, pl.). Examples: ‹Это мой дом.›, ‹Это твоя книга.›, ‹Это мои книги.› The possessive pronoun comes before the noun.
Note
Choose the correct possessive pronoun (‹мой›, ‹моя›, ‹моё›, ‹мои›, ‹твой›, ‹твоя›, ‹твоё›, ‹твои›) according to the gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) or the plural of the noun and the person (my/your).
Choose the correct possessive pronoun (‹мой›, ‹моя›, ‹моё›, ‹мои›, ‹твой›, ‹твоя›, ‹твоё›, ‹твои›) according to the gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) or the plural of the noun and the person (my/your).
An example
What is the correct form: ‹Это _____ карандаш.› (my pen)?
Correct: ‹Это мой карандаш.›, because ‹карандаш› is masculine and ‹мой› is the appropriate possessive pronoun for “my” in the nominative singular.
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