Possessive adjectives in Kazakh grammar establish a relationship of ownership or possession with the nouns they modify. Like any modifier, they appear before the noun they describe. They take different forms based on the noun’s case, number, and gender. Understanding how to properly use possessive adjectives is a key aspect of gaining proficiency in the Kazakh language.
Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks with Possessive Adjectives
*ŠŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* Š±Š°Š»Š°Š¼ ŃŃŃŠµŃ ŃŠ°Š»Š°Š“Ń. (My)
*Š”ŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* ŠŗŃŃŠ°ŠæŃŅ£Š“Ń Š¾ŅŃŠæ Š±ŠµŃ. (Your)
*ŠŠ»* Š°ŅŠ°ŃŃ Š¶Š°ŅŃŃ Š°Š“Š°Š¼. (His)
*ŠŠ»* Š°Š½Š°ŃŃ Š“Š°ŃŃŠ½Š“Ń. (Her)
*ŠŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* ŅÆŠ¹ŃŠ¼ŃŠ· ŅÆŠ»ŠŗŠµŠ½. (Our)
*Š”ŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* Š¼Š°ŃŠøŠ½Š°Š»Š°ŃŃŅ£ŃŠ· Š¶Š°Ņ£Š°. (Your)
*ŠŠ»Š°Ń* ŃŃŠ½ŃŠ¼Š“Ń ŠŗÓ©ŃŠ“Ń. (Their)
*ŠŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* Š¶ŅÆŃŠµŠ³ŃŠ¼ Š°ŃŃŃ. (My)
*Š”ŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* ŅŠ¾Š»Š“ŃŅŃŅ£Š“Ń Š±ŠµŃ. (Your)
*ŠŠ»* ŅŃŠ·Ń ŅŃŠ·ŃŠ» ŃŠ¾Š»ŅŃŃ. (His)
*ŠŠ»* ÓŠŗŠµŃŃ Š±ŃŠ»ŃŠ¼Š“Ń. (Her)
*ŠŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* Š¼ŠµŠŗŃŠµŠæ ŅÆŠ·Š“ŃŠŗ. (Our)
*Š”ŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* ŠŗŠµŃŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŃŅ£ŃŠ· Š°ŃŠ°. (Your)
*ŠŠ»Š°Ń* Š¶Š°Š½ŃŠ½Š“Š°ŅŃ ŠŗŃŃŃ. (Their)
*ŠŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* ŠµŃŃŠ¼ ŠŗŠµŠ»Š¼ŠµŠ“Ń. (My)
Exercise 2: Complete the Sentences Using Possessive Adjectives
*ŠŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* ŠµŃŠŗŠµŠŗ Š±Š°Š»Š° Š±Š¾Š»ŃŠæ ŃŃŅŠ°Š½. (My)
*Š”ŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŠ¾Š½ŃŅ£Š“Ń Š±ŠµŃ. (Your)
*ŠŠ»* Š¶Ņ±Š¼Š°ŅŃŠ½ Š¶Š°ŃŃŃŅŃ. (His)
*ŠŠ»* ŃŠµŃŠµŃŃ Ó©ŃŠµ ŅŃŠ·Š“Ń. (Her)
*ŠŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* ŅŠ°Š»Š° ŅŃŠ·ŃŠ» ŃŠ°ŃŃŃ. (Our)
*Š”ŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* ŠŗÓ©Š·ŃŅ£ŃŠ·Š“Ń ŅŃŃŃŠæ ŅŠ°ŃŠ°Ņ£ŃŠ·. (Your)
*ŠŠ»Š°Ń* ŅÆŠ¹Ń ŃŃŠ½ŃŠ¼ŠµŠ½ ŅÆŠ»ŠŗŠµŠ½. (Their)
*ŠŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* Š“Š¾ŃŃŠ¼ Š¶Š°ŅŃŃ. (My)
*Š”ŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* ŅŠ¾Š»Š“ŃŅŃŅ£Š“Ń ŅŠ¾Š¹. (Your)
*ŠŠ»* Š¶Ņ±Š¼Š°ŅŃŠ½ Š¶Š°ŃŃŃŅŃ. (His)
*ŠŠ»* ŃŠµŃŠµŃŃ Ó©ŃŠµ ŅŃŠ·Š“Ń. (Her)
*ŠŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* ŅŠ°Š»Š° ŅŃŠ·ŃŠ» ŃŠ°ŃŃŃ. (Our)
*Š”ŃŠ·Š“ŃŅ£* ŠŗÓ©Š·ŃŅ£ŃŠ·Š“Ń ŅŃŃŃŠæ ŅŠ°ŃŠ°Ņ£ŃŠ·. (Your)
*ŠŠ»Š°Ń* ŅÆŠ¹Ń ŃŃŠ½ŃŠ¼ŠµŠ½ ŅÆŠ»ŠŗŠµŠ½. (Their)
*ŠŠµŠ½ŃŅ£* Š“Š¾ŃŃŠ¼ Š¶Š°ŅŃŃ. (My)