mia, via, lia, ŝia, ĝia, nia, ilia

My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their

Level 2

Mi becomes mia, and the possessive agrees with the noun.

How It Works

Pronoun	Possessive	Meaning
mi	mia	my
vi	via	your
li	lia	his
ŝi	ŝia	her
ĝi	ĝia	its
ni	nia	our
ili	ilia	their

The possessive agrees with the noun that follows it, not with the owner: mia libro (my book), miaj libroj (my books), mian libron (my book as an object), miajn librojn. The -j comes before the -n.

The word via serves for one person or many, so via ĉambro means your room whether you speak to one friend or to a group.

A possessive normally already has the meaning of la, so a simple phrase such as mia libro needs no la.

Examples (5)

Mia nomo estas Ana.
My name is Ana.
Mia is mi with -a, and it agrees with the singular noun nomo.
Kie estas via libro?
Where is your book?
Via is used for one person or for many.
Lia fratino loĝas en Pollando.
His sister lives in Poland.
Lia belongs to li, the man.
Ni amas nian urbon.
We love our city.
Nian takes -n to match the object urbon.
Iliaj amikoj venas hodiaŭ.
Their friends are coming today.
Iliaj takes -j to match the plural noun amikoj.

Common Mistakes

Using the pronoun instead of the possessive.
Mi nomo estas Ana.
Mia nomo estas Ana.
Mi means I. To say my, add -a: mia.
Leaving agreement off the possessive.
Ni vizitas nia amikojn.
Ni vizitas niajn amikojn.
The possessive is an adjective, so it takes -j and -n to match amikojn.

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mia, via, lia, ŝia, ĝia, nia, iliaLevel 2My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their

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A possessive is a pronoun with -a, so it needs the pronouns and the adjective ending.

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