In Armenian grammar, possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or a relationship between two entities. They are similar to their English counterparts and typically agree in case, number, and gender with the noun they modify. Armenian possessive pronouns can be created by attaching specific endings to the pronoun root, resulting in forms like “mine,” “yours,” “his,” “hers,” “ours,” or “theirs.” Learning possessive pronouns is a crucial step towards mastering the Armenian language, as they are commonly used in everyday speech and writing.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun
1. *Այս* (this) գիրքը իմն է։ – This book is mine.
2. Այն նամակը *քոն* (your) է։ – That letter is yours.
3. *Երեխայի* (child’s) հայրը առած է։ – The child’s father is away.
4. Անուն *այդ* (that) գործիքի է։ – The name of that tool is work.
5. Դեռ *նրանց* (their) հասցրիք չեն։ – You still haven’t reached their place.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun
6. *Սեղանը* (table’s) տակը գիրքեր են։ – There are books under the table.
7. Իմ *քույրը* (sister’s) բանակը – My sister’s dress.
8. Այս *տարեցուցակը* (calendar’s) սխալ է։ – This calendar’s mistake.
9. Պետք է *նրանք* (their) գնալ թատրոնը։ – They need to go to the theater.
10. Դա հանդիպեց *իրենց* (their) ընկերներին։ – He met their friends.
