To express possession, you only need to add the appropriate endings to the word:
Possessive Adjectives | Endings | Example "ktab" | Translation |
My | i | ktabi | My book |
Your | k | ktabk | Your book |
His | o | ktabo | His book |
Her | ha | ktabha | Her book |
Our | na | ktabna | Our book |
Your | kom | ktabkom | Your book |
Their | hom | ktabhom | Their book |
For words ending with (a) -generally feminine words- you take away the (a), replace it with (t) and apply the same endings.
Possessive Adjectives | Endings | Example "mdina" | Translation |
My | i | mdinti | My city |
Your | k | mdintk | Your city |
His | o | mdinto | His city |
Her | ha | mdint-ha | Her city |
Our | na | mdintna | Our city |
Your | kom | mdintkom | Your city |
Their | hom | mdint-hom | Their city |
*Reminder: The dash (-) is used not to mix up the letters t and h that must be pronounced separately, and not such as a th.
Exceptions
The endings of (my) and (his) can be slightly changed when the word ends with another vowel, other than the (a) of feminine words. These endings become (ya) and (h) instead of (i) and (o). For expample : My brother = khoya خويا ; His brother = khoh خوه.
Fortunately, there are very few exceptions.
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