Possessive Pronouns in Afrikaans Grammar
In Afrikaans grammar, possessive pronouns show ownership or possession of something, such as “my”, “your”, or “his/her”. They are important for understanding relationships between people or things. Possessive pronouns in Afrikaans are usually placed before the noun they modify. As with other pronouns in the language, they must agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to, but unlike English, Afrikaans possessive pronouns do not have gender distinctions.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Afrikaans possessive pronoun
1. Dit is *my* (my) boek.
2. Die kat is *jou* (your) huisdier.
3. Hulle sê dit is *hul* (their) skool.
4. Die hond is *ons* (our) vriend.
5. Ek het *julle* (your-plural) adres nodig.
6. Hier is *haar* (her) sak.
7. Dit is *sy* (his) fiets.
8. In *ons* (our) land is dit warm.
9. Ek het *jou* (your) skoene daar gevind.
10. *Hul* (their) kinders is baie oulik.
11. Hier is *julle* (your-plural) kaartjies.
12. Die meisie het *haar* (her) rok aan.
13. Kan ek *jou* (your) hulp gebruik?
14. *Ons* (our) handsakke is swaar.
15. Ek sal *julle* (your-plural) vrae beantwoord.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct Afrikaans possessive pronoun
1. Waar is *my* (my) sleutels?
2. Is dit *jou* (your) kar voor die huis?
3. *Hul* (their) tuin is pragtig.
4. Hierdie is *ons* (our) nuwe huis.
5. *Julle* (your-plural) woonstelle is naby die winkels.
6. *Sy* (his) nommer is nie op die lys nie.
7. Het jy *haar* (her) handskoene gesien?
8. Dit is nie *my* (my) sakphone nie.
9. Gee asseblief *julle* (your-plural) gidse terug.
10. *Ons* (our) besoekers is gelukkig.
11. Hier is *sy* (his) kraal.
12. *Jou* (your) jas hang in die kas.
13. Waar is *hul* (their) pa se hoed?
14. *Ons* (our) vliegtuig vertrek vanaand.
15. Wat is *julle* (your-plural) planne vir die vakansie?
