Possessive pronouns and suffixes
Possessive pronouns and suffixes
The possessive pronouns in Tatar are:
minem – my
sineñ – your
anıñ – his/her
bezneñ – our
sezneñ – your (plural/formal)
alarnıñ – their
🌱 Along with these, if the noun ends with a consonant, u, ü or i, the following suffixes are used:
minem kitabım – my book
sineñ kitabıñ – your book
anıñ kitabı – his/her book
bezneñ kitabıbız – our book
sezneñ kitabığız – your (pl/form) book
alarnıñ kitabı – their book
minem östәlem – my table
sineñ östәleñ – your table
anıñ östәle – his/her table
bezneñ östәlebez – our table
sezneñ östәlegez – your (pl/form) table
alarnıñ östәle – their table
💡 Just keep in mind the spelling before the suffix for the words ending with u, ü and i:
uquwı, kölüwe, pesiye
🌱 If the noun ends with a back vowel, the following suffixes are used:
minem balam – my child
sineñ balañ – your child
anıñ balası – his/her child
bezneñ balabız – our child
sezneñ balağız – your (pl/form) child
alarnıñ balası – their child
🌱 If the noun ends with a front vowel (except for i, ü), the following suffixes are used:
minem közgem – my mirror
sineñ közgeñ – your mirror
anıñ közgese – his/her mirror
bezneñ közgebez – our mirror
sezneñ közgegez – your (pl/form) mirror
alarnıñ közgese – their mirror
💡 Although the noun stems of the words əni, əti, əbi, and bəbi end with an i, the following suffixes are used:
minem əniyem
sineñ əniyeñ
anıñ ənise
bezneñ əniyebez
sezneñ əniyegez
alarnıñ ənise
💡 Sometimes, the pronouns are left out.
Dialog
A: Rәxim itegez, bu minem yaña öyem!
B: Qotlıym! Şәp kürenә.
A: Rәxmәt. Ayaq kiyemegezne koridorda qaldırıp keregez.
С: Bezgә fatirıñnı kürsәtәseñme?.
A: Әydәgez, monda aş bülmәse, yanında yuwınu bülmәse hәm yoqı bülmәm şunda. Keçkenә balkon da bar.
С: Bik matur kürenә. Bezneñ yaña ofista da şundıy uq urındığıbız bar.
B: Ә, bezneñ ike nәrsәne bәyrәm itәse bar bit. Sineñ yaña fatirıñ hәm Alsunıñ yaña eşe!
C: İskitkeç, min sineñ öçen bik şatmın, Alsu! Zinhar, tür yaqqa kerep östәl artına utırığız. Milәwşә, ә sineñ ğailәñ kilmime?
B: İrem balalarnı yal könnәrenә awılğa alıp bara, әbi-babayların kürergә. Әmmә ul ber-ike sәğәttәn soñ bezgә quşılır.
Vocabulary:
bülmә – room
aş bülmәse – kitchen
yoqı bülmәse – bedroom
tür yaq – living room
qunaq bülmәse – guest room
yuwınu bülmәse – bathroom
bәdrәf – toilet
ber/ ike/ öç bülmәle fatir – one/ two/ three-room-apartment
A: Welcome, this is my new home!
B: Congratulations! It looks amazing.
A: Thank you. Please leave your shoes in the corridor and come in.
C: Will you show us around?
A: Yes, here is the kitchen, the bathroom is next to it and my bedroom is there. There is also a small balcony.
C: It looks lovely. We have the same chair at our new office.
B: Oh yes, we have two things to celebrate. Your new apartment and Alsu’s new job!
A: That’s amazing, I’m so happy for you Alsu! Please come sit at the table in the living room. Oh, Milәwşә, isn’t your family coming?
B: My husband is taking the kids to the village for the weekend to see their grandparents. But he will join us in an hour or two.
Independent possessive pronouns
mineke – mine
sineke – yours
anıqı – his/hers
bezneke – ours
sezneke – yours (plural/formal)
alarnıqı – theirs
-nıqı/-neke can also be joined to other pronouns and nouns to express possession:
kemneke? – whose?
balanıqı – the child's
balalarnıqı – the children's
The plural is formed by adding -lar/-lər to the suffix -nıqı/-neke:
minekelər – ones belonging to me
kürşenekelər – ones belonging to the neighbor