Expertlatin
In this section, we will discuss four possessive adjectives.
- meus, a, um = my / mine.
- tuus, a, um = your / yours (singular)
- noster, nostra, nostrum = our / ours.
- vester, vestra, vestrum = your / yours (plural)
- What case in Latin is possessive?
- What are the first and second person possessive adjectives Latin?
- What is possessive adjective and examples?
What case in Latin is possessive?
The genitive case is most familiar to English speakers as the case that expresses possession: "my hat" or "Harry's house." In Latin it is used to indicate any number of relationships that are most frequently and easily translated into English by the preposition "of": "love of god", "the driver of the bus," the "state ...
What are the first and second person possessive adjectives Latin?
The first and second person forms (singular and plural) are identical to their personal possessive counterparts (meus, tuus, noster, vester). The third-person forms (singular and plural) differ from the personal possessive forms, suus, -a, -um versus eius/eorum/earum, respectively.
What is possessive adjective and examples?
A possessive adjective is an adjective that modifies a noun by identifying who has ownership or possession of it. For example, in the sentence Andrew lost his keys the word his is a possessive adjective that indicates the keys belong to Andrew.
