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Posvojni pridjevi

Što je to?

Posvojni pridjevi pokazuju tko posjeduje nešto ili s čime je netko ili nešto povezano.

Dolaze ispred imenice.

Engleski posvojni pridjevi su:

Osobna zamjenica Posvojni pridjev Primjer
I my my book
you your your phone
he his his car
she her her bag
it its its name
we our our house
they their their children

Primjeri:

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

Kada se koristi

Posvojne pridjeve koristimo za:

  • vlasništvo: This is my laptop.
  • obiteljske odnose: Her mother is a teacher.
  • dijelove tijela: He hurt his arm.
  • osobne stvari: Where are your keys?
  • mjesta povezana s nekim: Our office is nearby.
  • životinje ili stvari: The dog is eating its food.

Posvojni pridjev koristimo ispred imenice koju opisuje.

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

Struktura

Osnovna struktura je:

posvojni pridjev + imenica

Posvojni pridjev Imenica Primjer
my name My name is Anna.
your bag Your bag is here.
his brother His brother is tall.
her phone Her phone is new.
its colour Its colour is blue.
our teacher Our teacher is friendly.
their house Their house is large.

Posvojni pridjevi se ne mijenjaju za jedninu ili množinu imenice.

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

Posvojni pridjev biramo prema vlasniku, a ne prema onome što je u vlasništvu.

  • 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.

Ne koristimo član ispred posvojnog pridjeva.

  • Točno: my friend
  • Netočno: the my friend

Primjeri

  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.

Iznimke

Its je posvojni pridjev.

  • The company changed its name.

It’s je kratki oblik od it is ili it has.

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

Ne koristite apostrof u posvojnom pridjevu its.

Posvojni pridjevi se razlikuju od posvojnih zamjenica.

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

Posvojni pridjev mora biti praćen imenicom. Posvojna zamjenica zamjenjuje imenicu.

Česte pogreške

  1. Netočno: She is my sister. His name is Anna. Točno: She is my sister. Her name is Anna. Objašnjenje: Koristite her za žensku osobu.

  2. Netočno: He has a car. Her car is new. Točno: He has a car. His car is new. Objašnjenje: Koristite his za mušku osobu.

  3. Netočno: This is mine book. Točno: This is my book. Objašnjenje: Koristite posvojni pridjev my ispred imenice.

  4. Netočno: The dog is eating it’s food. Točno: The dog is eating its food. Objašnjenje: Its pokazuje posvojnost. It’s znači it is ili it has.

  5. Netočno: This is the my phone. Točno: This is my phone. Objašnjenje: Ne koristite član ispred posvojnog pridjeva.

  6. Netočno: We live here. Their house is small. Točno: We live here. Our house is small. Objašnjenje: Koristite our kada su vlasnici we.

  7. Netočno: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning their window. Točno: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning her window. Objašnjenje: Posvojni pridjev birajte prema vlasniku.

  8. Netočno: My books is on the table. Točno: My books are on the table. Objašnjenje: Posvojni pridjev se ne mijenja, ali glagol mora biti u skladu s imenicom u množini.