This lesson introduces Polish possessive pronouns (zaimki dzierżawcze) like mój, twoja, jego, and nasza, focusing on their agreement with gender and number in nominative case to express ownership clearly.
- Possessive pronouns are words that indicate ownership and agree with the noun in terms of gender, number, and case.
- The form of the pronoun changes depending on the case – here, the forms in the nominative are presented.
Osoba (Person) | Rodzaj męski (masculine gender) | Rodzaj żeński (feminine gender) | Rodzaj nijaki (neuter gender) | Liczba mnoga (plural) |
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Ja (I) | mój (my) | moja (my) | moje (my) | moi / moje (my) |
Ty (you) | twój (your) | twoja (your) | twoje (your) | twoi / twoje (yours) |
On / Ono (He / It) | jego (his) | jego (his) | jego (his) | jego (his) |
Ona (her) | jej (I) | jej (I) | jej (I) | jej (I) |
My (My) | nasz (our) | nasza (our) | nasze (our) | nasi / nasze (our / ours) |
Wy (You) | wasz (your) | wasza (your) | wasze (your) | wasi / wasze (your) |
Oni / One (They) | ich (person) | ich (person) | ich (person) | ich (person) |
Exceptions!
- If the thing the speaker is talking about belongs to the owner (in the sentence – the subject), then we use the pronoun "swój" (swoja, swoje, ...).
It should be remembered that the forms jego, jej, and ich are invariable and do not change according to cases.
Exercise 1: Zaimki dzierżawcze
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
wasze, Jej, Twój, Ich, mój, Jego, Moja, nasi
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. To jest mój brat i to są _____ książki.
(This is my brother and these are _____ books.)2. Ona opiekuje się _____ babcią.
(She takes care of _____ grandmother.)3. Proszę, weź _____ torbę.
(Please, take _____ bag.)4. Mój tata lubi _____ pracę.
(My dad likes _____ work.)5. To są nasze dzieci, a to są _____ zabawki.
(These are our children, and these are _____ toys.)6. Widzisz moją siostrę? To jest _____ rower.
(Do you see my sister? This is _____ bike.)