Grammatikguide

Hvad er det?

Possessive adjektiver (ejestedord) viser, hvem der ejer noget, eller hvad noget er forbundet med.

De står foran et navneord.

De engelske possessive adjektiver er:

Eksempler:

• This is my coat.
• Her brother lives in London.
• Their car is outside.

Hvornår bruges de

Brug possessive adjektiver til at tale om:

• ejerskab: This is my laptop.
• familieforhold: Her mother is a teacher.
• kropsdele: He hurt his arm.
• personlige ejendele: Where are your keys?
• steder forbundet med nogen: Our office is nearby.
• dyr eller ting: The dog is eating its food.

Brug et possessivt adjektiv foran det navneord, det beskriver.

• my friend
• your address
• his job
• her name
• our room
• their house

Struktur

Grundstrukturen er:

possessivt adjektiv + navneord

Possessive adjektiver ændrer sig ikke for ental eller flertal af navneord.

• my book
• my books
• their child
• their children

Vælg det possessive adjektiv efter ejeren, ikke efter det ejede.

• Anna has a car. Her car is red.
• Mark has a car. His car is red.
• Anna and Mark have a car. Their car is red.

Brug ikke en artikel foran et possessivt adjektiv.

• Korrekt: my friend
• Forkert: the my friend

Eksempler

1. My name is Daniel.
2. Where is your passport?
3. His sister works at a hospital.
4. Her children are at school.
5. The cat is washing its face.
6. Our apartment is very small.
7. Their parents live in Canada.
8. I cannot find my keys.
9. She is talking to her manager.
10. We invited our friends to dinner.

Undtagelser

Its er et possessivt adjektiv.

• The company changed its name.

It’s er den korte form af it is eller it has.

• It’s cold today.
• It’s been a long day.

Brug ikke apostrof i det possessive adjektiv its.

Possessive adjektiver er forskellige fra possessive pronominer (ejestedord).

• This is my book.
• This book is mine.

Et possessivt adjektiv skal efterfølges af et navneord. Et possessivt pronomen erstatter navneordet.

Almindelige fejl

1. Forkert: She is my sister. His name is Anna. Korrekt: She is my sister. Her name is Anna. Forklaring: Brug her for en kvindelig ejer.

2. Forkert: He has a car. Her car is new. Korrekt: He has a car. His car is new. Forklaring: Brug his for en mandlig ejer.

3. Forkert: This is mine book. Korrekt: This is my book. Forklaring: Brug det possessive adjektiv my foran et navneord.

4. Forkert: The dog is eating it’s food. Korrekt: The dog is eating its food. Forklaring: Its viser ejerskab. It’s betyder it is eller it has.

5. Forkert: This is the my phone. Korrekt: This is my phone. Forklaring: Brug ikke en artikel foran et possessivt adjektiv.

6. Forkert: We live here. Their house is small. Korrekt: We live here. Our house is small. Forklaring: Brug our, når ejerne er we.

7. Forkert: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning their window. Korrekt: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning her window. Forklaring: Vælg det possessive adjektiv efter ejeren.

8. Forkert: My books is on the table. Korrekt: My books are on the table. Forklaring: Det possessive adjektiv ændrer sig ikke, men verbet skal stemme overens med navneordet i flertal.