Possessive Constructions

3 languages

SwahiliMiundo ya Umiliki

A2Advanced possessives: mwenyewe (himself/herself/the owner), -enye (having/possessing): mwenye nyumba (house owner), wenye nguvu (those with power). Emphatic: mimi mwenyewe (I myself).

FilipinoMga Pag-aari

A2Possessives use ng-form pronouns (ko, mo, niya, namin, natin, ninyo, nila) after the noun, or the aking/iyong forms before the noun with linker.

YorubaOhun Ìní

A1Possession is expressed by juxtaposing possessor after the possessed noun: ilé Adé (Ade's house). Possessive pronouns: mi (my), rẹ (your/his/her), wa (our), yín (your pl.), wọn (their).

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