Possessive Noun

Mary's --- Nai Mary

John's --- Nai John

The boy's --- Naitee weddee

My father's --- Nai aboy

Mohammed's --- Nai Mohammed

Mohammed's jacket --- Nai Mohammed jacket

Mary's car --- Nai Mary makina


EXAMPLES

This is Osman's book --- Ezee nai Osan metsihaf iyoo

This is John's suitcase --- Ezee nai John balija iyoo

This is Adam's father --- Ezee nai Adam abo iyoo


ASK AND ANSWER

Whose bag is it? --- Ezee nai Osman metsihaf iyoo

It is Aster's --- Nai Aster iyoo

Whose suitcase is this? --- Ezee nai men balija' yoo

It's Mohammed's --- Nai Mohammed' yoo

Whose father is he? --- Nsoo nai men abo'yoo

He is Ali's father --- Nsoo nai Ali abo'yoo


POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Mine --- Natey

Yours --- Natka (male singular)

Yours --- Natkee (female singular)

Yours --- Natkoom (male plural)

Yours --- Natkin (female plural)

His --- Natooo

Hers --- Nata

Ours --- Natna

Theirs --- Natom (male plural)

Theirs --- Naten (female plural)


EXAMPLES

This is mine --- Ezee natey'yoo

That is yours --- Etee natka iyoo (male singular)

That is yours --- Etee natkee iyoo (female singular)

That is yours --- Etee natkoom iyoo (male singular)

That is yours --- Etee natkin iyoo (female plural)

That is his ---Ezee natoo iyoo

That is hers --- Etee nata iyoo

That is theirs --- Ezee natom iyoo

This is ours --- Ezee natna iyoo

This bag is mine -- Ezee borsa Natey iyoo

This is not mine -- Ezee natey aykonen

This room is hers --- Ezee kiflee nata iyoo

This house is ours --- Ezee gheza natna iyoo


ASK AND ANSWER

It is yours? --- Natka d'yoo (male singular)

It is yours? --- Natkee d'yoo (female singular)

Yes it is mine --- Ewe natey iyoo

No it isn't mine --- Natey aykonen

Whose shirt is it? --- Nai men kamicha'yoo

It's his --- Natoo'yoo

Possessive Adjectives

My --- Natey

Your --- Natkee (male singular)
Natka (female singular)
Natkoom (male plural)
Natkin (female plural)

His --- Natoo

Her --- Nata

Our --- Natna

Their --- Natom (male plural)
Naten (female plural)


EXAMPLES

My father --- Natey abo or Aboy

My book --- Natey metsihaf or Metsihafey

My shoes --- Natey chama or Chamay

My suitcase --- Natey balija or Balijay

Your bag --- Natka borsa or Barsaka

His wife --- Natoo sebeytee or Sebeytoo

Her car --- Nata makeena or Makina'a

Our house --- Natna gheza or Ghezana

Their dog --- Natom kelbee or Kelbom



MORE EXAMPLES

This is my father --- Ezee aboy eyoo

This is your bag --- Ezee borsaka eyoo (male singular)
Ezee borsaken eyoo (female singular
Ezee borsakoom eyoo (male plural)
Ezee borsaken eyoo (female plural)

This is his teacher --- Ezee memhiroo eyoo

This is her husband --- Ezee seb'aya eyoo

This is their house --- Ezee ghezi'om eyoo (male plural)
Ezee ghezi'an eyoo (female plural)

Pronouns

I --- Ane

You --- Neska (male singular)

Neskee (female singular)

Neskatkoom (male plural)

Neskatkn (female plural)

He --- Nsoo

She --- Nsa

It --- Nsoo (male singular)

Nsa (female singular)

We --- Nehna

They --- Nsatom (male plural)

Nsaten (female plural)



Examples

He is a boy --- Nsoo wedi iyoo

She is a pupil --- Nsa temeharit iya

You are wise --- Neska lebam ika (male singular)

Neskee lebam ikee (female singular)

Neskatkoom lebamat ikoom (male plural)

Neskatkin lebamat iken (female plural)

They are students --- Nsatom temeharo iyom (male plural)

Nsaten temeharo iyen (female plural)

We are students --- Nhna temeharo inna

At School Part 2

Line --- Mesmer

Map --- Karta

Principal ---Haleka Memah'ran

Paper --- Wereket

Pen --- Bir'ee

Pencil --- Risas

Reading --- Minbab

Right --- Kinu'e

Break --- Areftee

Revision --- Digma

Rubber --- Medemses Risas

Ruler --- Mesmer

School --- Biet Timihrtee

Science --- Sine Filtet

Secondary School --- Biet Timhirtee Kalay Dereja

Sentence --- Milu'a Hasab

Study --- Metsina'atee

Supervisor --- Tekotsatsaree

Teacher --- Memhir