Possessive Pronouns: My/Mine/Of Mine

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t
• Leerjaar 2

Posessive forms

My / Mine / Of Mine

Mijn / die van mij / van mij

Possessive pronouns

Bezittelijke voornaamwoorden = possessive pronouns

Je gebruikt ze om aan te geven van wie iets is. 

Het woord zegt het al: bezit

Voorbeeld:

She is my best friend = Ze is mijn beste vriendin

That bike is mine = Die fiets is van mij. 

She is a friend of mine = Ze is een vriendin van mij. 

Possessive pronouns

my = mijn                                  He is my friend

your = jouw                              He is your friend (enkelvoud)

his = zijn                                    He is his friend

her = haar                                 He is her friend

its = zijn/haar                          He is its friend 

our = onze                                 He is our friend

your = jullie                               He is your friend (meervoud)

their = hun                                 He is their friend 

Possessive pronouns

mine =  die van mij                                    He is mine.

yours = die van jou/u  (enkelvoud)     He is yours

his =  die van hem                                      He is his

hers = die van haar                                    He is hers

ours = die van ons                                      He is ours

yours = die van jullie (meervoud)        He is yours

theirs = die van hen                                    He is theirs

Possessive pronouns

mine  =  van mij                                        He is a friend of mine

yours = van jou/u                                     He is a friend of yours

his = van hem                                            He is a friend of his

hers =  van haar                                        He is a friend of hers

ours = van ons                                           He is a friend of ours

yours =  van jullie                                      He is a friend of yours 

theirs = van hen                                        He is a friend of theirs

Possessive pronouns

If you see/hear: a/an, this, that, these, those before the noun (zelfst. naamwoord) you use

of mine, of yours, of his, of hers, of ours, of theirs

Example:

An uncle of mine had an accident last week.

That friend of yours passed her exam this year.  

Those children of theirs are very annoying. 

This dog of his bit a young child at the playground. 

Possessive pronouns

After: my, your, his, her, its, your, our, their you always get a noun (zelfst.nw)

example: That is my cat. 

After: mine, yours, his, hers, yours, ours, theirs there is  never a noun.

example: Those dogs of theirs.

That bike is hers. 

Let's practise!

Choose the correct answer

This is Chris.
He is a nephew ..... (van ons)

1. of ours
2. of yours
3. of mine
4. of theirs

Sheila loves to stay over at ........ (mijn) place

1. of my
2. mine
3. my
4. of mine

..... (Haar) brother passed his driver's exam yesterday.

1. his
2. her
3. of her
4. of his

These kids .......(van hun) make too much noise.

1. their
2. theirs
3. of yours
4. of theirs

Gretha, is this ........ (jouw) book?

1. your
2. yours
3. of yours
4. our

I found it on ........ (onze) couch.

1. her
2. his
3. our
4. your

It is not ...... (mijn) book.

1. mine
2. my
3. your
4. of mine

A colleague ...... (van haar) just gave birth to her first child.

She is very happy with ........ (haar) new born child.

The father is also very happy with ....... (zijn) first child.

This baby ...... (van hun) is very cute.

Frederic, is that boy overthere family ..... (van jou)?

Yes, that is a cousin .... (van mij).

Whose bike is this?
It is ...... (die van mij)

Who's dog is this?
It is ....... (die van haar).

Do you know whose cat this is?
Yes, it is ........ (hun) cat.

Do you know whose phone this is?
Yes, it is ....... (haar) phone.

Whose pen is this?
It is ....... (die van hem).

He is ..... (mijn) boyfriend. So stay away from him, Kim.

Is he a friend of ....... (van jullie)?

That performance ...... (van jou) is great! I love it.

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