Difference between revisions of "Possessives"
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Revision as of 03:40, 6 May 2007
Aim - be able to describe ownership using possessive markers (my/your/our etc).
Possessive expressions are formed using a possessive marker, which depends on the noun class of the thing possessed.
| mosadi wa motsomi | the wife of the hunter | (mosadi = class 1) |
| molomo wa tau | the mouth of the lion | (molomo = class 3) |
| lee la ntshe | the egg of the ostrich | (lee = class 5) |
| selepe sa kgosi | the axe of the chief | (selepe = class 7) |
| ditlhako tsa ngwana | the shoes of the child | (ditlhako = class 8) |
The possessive markers are formed by taking the subject marker and adding "a" as follows:
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Possessive Markers
| Class 1 | Mosadi | o + a | wa |
| Class 2 | Batho | ba + a | ba |
| Class 3 | Molomo | o + a | wa |
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Personal Possessive
| mine | - me | ngwana wa me | my child |
| your | - gago | dilepe tsa gago | your x |
| his/her | - gagwe | baithuti ba gagwe | his/her x |
| our | - rona | ngwana wa rona | our child |
| your (plural) | - lona | Ditonki tsa lona | x |
| their | - bone | ngwana wa bane | thier child |
Possession with a Person's Name
Possession question - Whose ?
=== Descriptive Possessives
