Possessives: meus, tuus, noster, vester
My, Your, Our, Your
Four possessives that behave like adjectives.
How It Works
| Meaning | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| my | meus | mea | meum |
| your (one) | tuus | tua | tuum |
| our | noster | nostra | nostrum |
| your (several) | vester | vestra | vestrum |
Noster and vester work like pulcher: the e drops out of the other forms. Meus and tuus work like bonus.
In prayers the possessive follows its noun: Pater noster, nomen tuum, regnum tuum.
The vocative of meus is mi, as in mi amice (my friend).
When you are unsure of an ending, treat the possessive as an adjective and pick the cell for the noun it goes with.
Examples (5)
- Liber meus est bonus.
My book is good.
Meus agrees with liber, which is masculine.
- Villa tua est magna.
Your house is big.
Tua agrees with villa, which is feminine.
- Donum nostrum est parvum.
Our gift is small.
Nostrum agrees with donum, which is neuter.
- Amici vestri sunt in horto.
Your friends are in the garden.
Vestri agrees with amici, which is masculine plural.
- Pater noster.
Our Father.
Noster follows pater, as in the prayer.
Common Mistakes
Matching the possessive to the owner instead of the thing owned.
Mater meus est in villa.Mater mea est in villa.Meus is masculine. Mater is feminine, so the possessive is mea, even when a boy speaks.
How It Connects
Learn This First
A possessive matches a person and then agrees like an adjective.
Related Patterns
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Practice Possessives: meus, tuus, noster, vester in Bubblegum
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