Genitive Pronouns

Level 3

After til, án and sakna, pronouns take the genitive: Komdu til mín. (Come to my place.) Ég sakna þín. (I miss you.)

How It Works

The forms

  • ég → mín · þú → þín
  • hann → hans · hún → hennar · það → þess
  • við → okkar · þið → ykkar
  • þeir, þær, þau → þeirra

When to use them
Use these forms after words that take the genitive:

  • til (to): Komdu til mín. (Come to me. / Come over to my place.) See To (til).
  • án (without): Ég fer ekki án þeirra. (I am not going without them.)
  • vegna (because of): Hún gerði þetta vegna þín. (She did this because of you.)
  • the verb sakna (miss): Ég sakna þín. (I miss you.) See Verbs With a Genitive Object.

At someone's place
til mín is movement to my home. Being there uses hjá with the dative: Hún er hjá mér. (She is at my place.)

Forms you already know
hans, hennar, okkar, ykkar and þeirra are the same words you use for his, her, our, your and their (His, Her, Our and Their). They are the genitive of the pronouns. The reflexive pronoun has its own genitive, sín (The Reflexive Pronoun).

Examples (6)

  1. Komdu til mín í kvöld.

    Come over to my place tonight.

    Word by Word: Come to me in evening.

  2. Ég sakna þín.

    I miss you.

    Word by Word: I miss you.

    sakna takes a genitive object, so þú becomes þín.

  3. Ég fer ekki án þeirra.

    I am not going without them.

    Word by Word: I go not without them.

  4. Við fórum til hennar í gær.

    We went to her place yesterday.

    Word by Word: We went to her yesterday.

  5. Hún gerði þetta vegna þín.

    She did this because of you.

    Word by Word: She did this because-of you.

  6. Þau sakna okkar mikið.

    They miss us a lot.

    Word by Word: They miss us much.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the accusative after til.

    Komdu til mig.
    Komdu til mín.

    til always takes the genitive, so ég becomes mín, not mig.

  • Using the accusative with sakna.

    Ég sakna þig.
    Ég sakna þín.

    sakna takes a genitive object. Use þín, not þig.

  • Using okkur after án.

    Farðu ekki án okkur.
    Farðu ekki án okkar.

    okkur is the accusative and dative. After án, use the genitive okkar.

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Genitive PronounsLevel 3

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Genitive pronouns build on the genitive and the possessives.

Words in This Pattern

mínþínhanshennarþessokkarykkarþeirratilánvegnasakna