Tagalog - Possessive Pronouns | Luzvimindan Project

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	Oblique / Possessive	English Equivalent
1st person singular	akin	Mine
1st person plural inclusive	atin	Our(s)
1st person plural exclusive	amin	Our(s)
2nd person singular	iyó	Your(s)
2nd person plural	inyó	Your(s)
3rd person singular	kaniya	Theirs

Referring to the table above, it is actually self-explanatory. However, the concept of plural inclusive and plural exclusive isn't exactly in English. Plural exclusive inclusive atin and plural exclusive amin is about whether or not the addressee (listener) is included or not. Use atin if the addressee is included and amin if the addressee is not included.

FORM 1 : possessive pronoun

You can use possessive pronouns alone if you are replying to someone asking about ownership. However, it's more grammatically appropriate to add sa.

Person A: Kaninong laruan ito? ~ Whose toy is this?

Person B: Akin.                           ~ (It's) Mine.

Person A: Nakita mo ba yung charger? ~ Did you see the charger?
Person B: Kakabigay lang sa'yo kanina eh. ~ You've just receive it earlier.

FORM 2 : possessive pronoun + demonstrative

You can also use a possessive pronoun in its simple form by adding a demonstrative with it. Specifically, this form is mostly used with ito (this), iyan (that), and iyon (that). Notice how iyan and iyon is both that. The difference is iyon is a remote that meaning it is only used to something that is a concept, idea, or something absent. Also, in most daily conversations, they are often shortened by dropping the first vowels hence 'to, 'yan, and 'yon.

 Akin ito. ~ This is mine.

Amin 'yan. ~ That's ours.

FORM 3 : possessive pronoun in ng form + phrase

Aking sinta. ~ My beloved.

Sa iyong ngiti ako ay na huhumaling. ~ Your smile is mesmerizing.

Summary

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