moj tvoj njegov

My, Your, His, Her

Level 1

My, your, his, her, our, your and their.

How It Works

masculinefeminineneuter
mymojmojamoje
your (ti)tvojtvojatvoje
hisnjegovnjegovanjegovo
hernjennjenanjeno
ournašnašanaše
your (vi)vašvašavaše

Their: njihov, njihova, njihovo. Njen is the usual spoken and written form for her; njezin is also standard.

The owner does not matter. Amir uses moja sestra because sestra is feminine, and Emina says the same thing. For his sister or her sister, both are sestra, so you choose njegova or njena to show whose.

When the owner is also the subject of the sentence, a later entry shows that svoj is often used instead.

Examples (4)

  1. Moja porodica je velika.

    My family is big.

    Porodica is feminine, so moja.

  2. Njegov brat radi u Tuzli.

    His brother works in Tuzla.

    Brat is masculine, so njegov.

  3. Naša kuća je blizu rijeke.

    Our house is near the river.

    Kuća is feminine, so naša.

  4. Vaše selo je lijepo.

    Your village is nice.

    Selo is neuter, so vaše.

Common Mistakes

  • Matching the owner instead of the noun.

    Njegova brat je u Zenici.
    Njegov brat je u Zenici.

    Brat is masculine, so it takes njegov.

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moj tvoj njegovLevel 1My, Your, His, Her

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Words in This Pattern

mojtvojnjegovnjennašvašnjihov