μου σου του της μας σας τους

Short Possessives

Level 1Sounds Like mou sou tou tēs mas sas tous

Short genitive pronouns after a noun can identify its possessor.

How It Works

Short genitive pronouns after a noun can identify its possessor.

The article and noun agree with the possessed thing; μου or σου does not change with that thing's gender. Του, της and τους identify third-person possessors, while context resolves ambiguity.

GreekMeaning
το σπίτι μουmy house
η φίλη σουyour female friend
τα παιδιά τουςtheir children

Examples (3)

  1. το σπίτι μου

    my house

  2. η φίλη σου

    your female friend

  3. τα παιδιά τους

    their children

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μου σου του της μας σας τουςLevel 1Short Possessives

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