Genitive or Possessive Pronouns
Genitive Pronouns are used for possessing something in a sentence:
Number
Singular: Plural: |
1st Person
Dia Gala |
2nd Person
Wurra Wurrūn (formal only) |
3rd Person
Nela/Fala/Vena Dona |
Genitive pronouns always come before the word being possessed (unless in Classic Hopyratian where it comes afterwards)
My dog - Dia honsa
Your dog - Wurra honsa
Your (pl.) dog - Wurrūn honsa
His dog - Nela honsa
Her dog - Fala honsa
Its dog - Vena honsa
Our dog - Gala honsa
Their dog - Dona honsa
Genitive pronouns can also be used as possessive adjectives by adding the adjective suffix "-hin":
The dog is mine - Sila honsa enti diahin
The dog is yours - Sila honsa enti wurrahin
The dog is yours (pl.)- Sila honsa enti wurrūnhin
The dog is his - Sila honsa enti nelahin
The dog is hers - Sila honsa enti falahin
The dog is its - Sila honsa enti venahin (roughly what it would be in English)
The dog is ours - Sila honsa enti galahin
The dog is thiers - Sila honsa enti donahin