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Possessives

Lesson 21 of 84

A2

Possessive = kisi ki cheez: my, your, Ravi's. Kiska? my, your, his, her, its, our, their aur naam ke saath 's. me / him / her (object) = topic 31. whose clause = topic 61.

1. Kya hai

Possessive = kisi ki cheez (my bag = meri bag). Hindi mera / meri / mere gender se badalte hain. English my same rehta hai: my brother, my sister, my bags.

Subject Kisi ki + naam Bina naam
I my bag It's mine.
you your bag It's yours.
he his bag It's his.
she her bag It's hers.
it its name —
we our house It's ours.
they their books They're theirs.

2. my / your + naam

my / your naam se pehle: my bag. a my bag / the my bag / mine bag galat.

Rule Yes No
kiska (insaan), cheez nahi She → her brother his brother, agar kiska = she
its vs it's The cat ate its food. The cat ate it's food. (it's = it is)
your vs you're Is this your phone? Is this you're phone? (you're = you are)

3. 's

Person / animal / naam: naam + 's. Plural jo pehle se s pe khatam: sirf '.

Example
1 person Riya's bag, the teacher's chair, Mr Khan's house
plural + s the boys' bags (do ya zyada boys)
plural jo s se nahi the children's room (children + 's)
din / date today's test, Monday's class

Cheez ke liye aksar of: the door of the classroom. Log / naam = 's; jagah / cheez pe of chal sakta hai.

Riya's tired = Riya is — yeh kisi ki cheez nahi (topic 05). Riya's bag = kisi ki cheez.

4. mine / whose

Naam ke bina: This bag is mine. mines, her's, your's, their's nahi.

Question Matlab
Whose bag is this? kiska — kisi ki cheez
Who's that? who is — topic 17, kisi ki cheez nahi

5. Examples

Bold = possessive.

  1. This is my bag.
  2. Is that your phone?
  3. This is his bike.
  4. That is her sari.
  5. The cat is in its basket. (not it's)
  6. This is our house.
  7. Those are their books.
  8. This is Riya's bag.
  9. Mr Khan's shop is near the station.
  10. The children's bags are here.
  11. The boys' cricket ball is new. (plural boys)
  12. This bag is mine. That bag is hers.
  13. Whose phone is this? It's Arjun's.
  14. Today's test is at ten.
  15. The door of the classroom is open.

6. Common mistakes

Riya bag / Riyas bag
Riya's bag
the my bag / a my bag / mine bag
my bag / This bag is mine.
The cat ate it's food.
The cat ate its food.
Is this you're phone?
Is this your phone?
This bag is mines. / her's / their's
This bag is mine. / hers / theirs
Who's bag is this?
Whose bag is this?
the boys's bags
the boys' bags
the classroom's of door
the door of the classroom
Hindi note. my gender se nahi badalta. Naam ke baad 's: Riya's bag, sirf Riya bag nahi. Naam ke saath my/your; bina naam mine/yours. it's = it is; its = kiska (cheez/jaanwar).

7. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. I → ______ bag
2. she → ______ sari
3. they → ______ books
4. Sahi naam?
5. The cat ate ______ food.
6. This bag is ______. (baad me naam nahi)
7. Kiska phone?
8. Do boys, unke bags:
9. Sahi?
10. Naam ke saath?

B. 5 fill-in

1. I → ______ bag (my / mine)

2. she → ______ book (her / hers)

3. Riya______ bag ('s likho)

4. This bag is ______. (bina naam: mine / my)

5. Sahi karo: This is Riya bag

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. my + naam: This is my …
  2. naam + 's: …'s …
  3. whose / mine: Whose …? / It's mine.

8. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) my — naam (bag) ke saath my. mine = bina naam. me = object (31).
  2. b) her — she + naam. his = he. hers = bina naam.
  3. c) their — they + naam. they're = they are. theirs = bina naam.
  4. a) Riya's bag — naam + 's. Riya bag / Riyas bag galat.
  5. b) its — possession, no apostrophe. it's = it is. it = subject.
  6. a) mine — bina naam. my bag. mines nahi.
  7. c) Whose phone is this? — whose = kiska. Who's = who is.
  8. b) the boys' bags — plural s + sirf '. boy's = ek boy. boys's galat.
  9. a) your phone — you're = you are. yours phone = naam ke saath yours nahi.
  10. c) my bag — the my / mine bag galat.
Fill-in
  1. my — + bag. mine bag nahi.
  2. her — + book. hers book nahi.
  3. 's — Riya's. sirf s nahi.
  4. mine — bina naam.
  5. This is Riya's bag. — 's + capital T.
Model sentences
  1. This is my bag.
  2. This is Riya's bag.
  3. Whose phone is this? It's mine.

Check: my + naam; mine bina naam; Riya's; its ≠ it's; whose ≠ who's; no mines / her's / the my bag.