Possessive pronominer
Ordet "possessiv" siger, at det handler om ejefald. To possess betyder "at eje".
Engelsk har to slags ejestedord: De bundne og de frie.
De bundne kan ikke bruges alene. De står lige før det, man "ejer".
Our meat-eating plant seems so hungry today!
De frie former anvendes, når det man "ejer" ikke står lige efter stedordet:
Excuse me Sir, are those your smelly socks or mine?
Ental (singularis) Bunden form Ubunden form
1. person my (min) mine
2. person your (din) yours
3. person his / her / its (hans / hendes / his / hers / its
Flertal (pluralis) dens, dets, sin)
1. person our (vores) ours
2. person your (jeres) yours
3. person their (deres) theirs
De ubundne former bruges, når der ikke står et navneord (substantiv) efter ejestedordet.
This is my car. This car is mine.
Her dog is black. Is this dog hers?