Possessive Pronouns in Ukrainian grammar are used to show ownership or possession. They are similar to English possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) and indicate the relationship between the noun and the person who owns or possesses it. In Ukrainian, possessive pronouns need to agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they describe. There are three genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), two numbers (singular and plural), and seven cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative, and vocative). This makes mastering possessive pronouns essential for expressing possession in Ukrainian.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronouns (my, your, his, etc.)
1. *ŠŃŠ¹* (My) Š±ŃŠ°Ń Š¶ŠøŠ²Šµ Ń ŠŃŠ²Š¾Š²Ń.
2. *Š¢Š²ŃŠ¹* (Your) ŠæŠ¾Š“Š°ŃŃŠ½Š¾Šŗ Š“Š»Ń Š¼ŠµŠ½Šµ Š“ŃŠ¶Šµ ŃŃŠŗŠ°Š²ŠøŠ¹.
3. Š¦Šµ – *Š¹Š¾Š³Š¾* (His) ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Š°, Š° Š½Šµ Š¼Š¾Ń.
4. *ŠŃ* (Her) ŃŠµŃŃŃŠ° Š²ŃŠøŃŃŃŃ Ń ŃŠŗŠ¾Š»Ń.
5. *ŠŠ°Ń* (Our) Š±Š°ŃŃŠŗŠ¾ ŠæŃŠ°ŃŃŃ Š½Š° Š·Š°Š²Š¾Š“Ń.
6. *ŠŠ°Ń* (Your) ŃŠøŠ½ Š²ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Ń Š·Š¼Š°Š³Š°Š½Š½Ń.
7. *ŠŃ Š½ŃŠ¹* (Their) Š“ŃŠ¼ Š·Š½Š°Ń Š¾Š“ŠøŃŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾ŃŃŠ“ Š· ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¼.
2. *Š¢Š²ŃŠ¹* (Your) ŠæŠ¾Š“Š°ŃŃŠ½Š¾Šŗ Š“Š»Ń Š¼ŠµŠ½Šµ Š“ŃŠ¶Šµ ŃŃŠŗŠ°Š²ŠøŠ¹.
3. Š¦Šµ – *Š¹Š¾Š³Š¾* (His) ŠŗŠ½ŠøŠ³Š°, Š° Š½Šµ Š¼Š¾Ń.
4. *ŠŃ* (Her) ŃŠµŃŃŃŠ° Š²ŃŠøŃŃŃŃ Ń ŃŠŗŠ¾Š»Ń.
5. *ŠŠ°Ń* (Our) Š±Š°ŃŃŠŗŠ¾ ŠæŃŠ°ŃŃŃ Š½Š° Š·Š°Š²Š¾Š“Ń.
6. *ŠŠ°Ń* (Your) ŃŠøŠ½ Š²ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Ń Š·Š¼Š°Š³Š°Š½Š½Ń.
7. *ŠŃ Š½ŃŠ¹* (Their) Š“ŃŠ¼ Š·Š½Š°Ń Š¾Š“ŠøŃŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾ŃŃŠ“ Š· ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¼.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronouns (my, your, his, etc.)
1. *ŠŠ¾Ń* (My) Š¼Š°ŃŠø Š³Š¾ŃŃŃ Š¾Š±ŃŠ“.
2. Š¦Šµ – *ŃŠ²Š¾Ń* (Your) ŠæŠ°Š»ŃŃŠ¾, Š° Š½Šµ Š¼Š¾Ń.
3. *ŠŠ¾Š³Š¾* (His) ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŠ¾Š½ Š±ŃŠ² Ń ŠŗŠøŃŠµŠ½Ń.
4. *ŠŃ* (Her) ŠŗŃŠ¼Š½Š°ŃŠ° Š·Š°Š²Š¶Š“Šø ŃŠøŃŃŠ°.
5. *ŠŠ°ŃŠ°* (Our) ŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠ½Š° Š²ŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ° Ń Š±Š°Š³Š°ŃŠ°.
6. *ŠŠ°ŃŃ* (Your) ŠŗŠ»ŃŃŃ Š½Š° ŃŃŠ¾Š»Ń.
7. *ŠŃ Š½Ń* (Their) Š¼Š°ŃŠøŠ½Šø ŃŃŠ¾ŃŃŃ Š±ŃŠ»Ń Š±ŃŠ“ŠøŠ½ŠŗŃ.
2. Š¦Šµ – *ŃŠ²Š¾Ń* (Your) ŠæŠ°Š»ŃŃŠ¾, Š° Š½Šµ Š¼Š¾Ń.
3. *ŠŠ¾Š³Š¾* (His) ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃŠ¾Š½ Š±ŃŠ² Ń ŠŗŠøŃŠµŠ½Ń.
4. *ŠŃ* (Her) ŠŗŃŠ¼Š½Š°ŃŠ° Š·Š°Š²Š¶Š“Šø ŃŠøŃŃŠ°.
5. *ŠŠ°ŃŠ°* (Our) ŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠ½Š° Š²ŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ° Ń Š±Š°Š³Š°ŃŠ°.
6. *ŠŠ°ŃŃ* (Your) ŠŗŠ»ŃŃŃ Š½Š° ŃŃŠ¾Š»Ń.
7. *ŠŃ Š½Ń* (Their) Š¼Š°ŃŠøŠ½Šø ŃŃŠ¾ŃŃŃ Š±ŃŠ»Ń Š±ŃŠ“ŠøŠ½ŠŗŃ.