Málfræðileiðarvísir

Leiðir opinbera málfræðileiðarvísisins eru tilbúnar fyrir staðfært efni.

Eignarlýsingarorð

Hvað er þetta?

Eignarfornöfn sýna hver á eitthvað eða hverju eitthvað tengist.

Þau koma fyrir nafnorð.

Ensku eignarfornöfnin eru:

Persónufornafn Eignarfornafn Dæmi
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

Dæmi:

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

Hvenær á að nota

Notaðu eignarfornöfn til að tala um:

  • eign: This is my laptop.
  • fjölskyldutengsl: Her mother is a teacher.
  • líkamshluta: He hurt his arm.
  • persónulega muni: Where are your keys?
  • staði sem tengjast einhverjum: Our office is nearby.
  • dýr eða hluti: The dog is eating its food.

Notaðu eignarfornafn fyrir framan nafnorðið sem það lýsir.

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

Uppbygging

Grunnuppbyggingin er:

eignarfornafn + nafnorð

Eignarfornafn Nafnorð Dæmi
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.

Eignarfornöfn breytast ekki eftir því hvort nafnorðið er eintölu eða fleirtölu.

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

Veldu eignarfornafnið eftir eigandanum, ekki því sem er átt.

  • 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.

Ekki nota greini fyrir framan eignarfornafn.

  • Rétt: my friend
  • Rangt: the my friend

Dæmi

  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.

Undantekningar

Its er eignarfornafn.

  • The company changed its name.

It’s er stytting á it is eða it has.

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

Ekki nota úrfellingarmerki í eignarfornafninu its.

Eignarfornöfn eru ólík eignarfornöfnum (sjálfstæðum).

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

Eignarfornafn verður að fylgja nafnorð. Sjálfstætt eignarfornafn kemur í stað nafnorðs.

Algeng mistök

  1. Rangt: She is my sister. His name is Anna. Rétt: She is my sister. Her name is Anna. Skýring: Notaðu her þegar eigandinn er kvenkyns.

  2. Rangt: He has a car. Her car is new. Rétt: He has a car. His car is new. Skýring: Notaðu his þegar eigandinn er karlkyns.

  3. Rangt: This is mine book. Rétt: This is my book. Skýring: Notaðu eignarfornafnið my fyrir framan nafnorð.

  4. Rangt: The dog is eating it’s food. Rétt: The dog is eating its food. Skýring: Its sýnir eign. It’s þýðir it is eða it has.

  5. Rangt: This is the my phone. Rétt: This is my phone. Skýring: Ekki nota greini fyrir framan eignarfornafn.

  6. Rangt: We live here. Their house is small. Rétt: We live here. Our house is small. Skýring: Notaðu our þegar eigendurnir eru we.

  7. Rangt: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning their window. Rétt: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning her window. Skýring: Veldu eignarfornafnið eftir eigandanum.

  8. Rangt: My books is on the table. Rétt: My books are on the table. Skýring: Eignarfornafnið breytist ekki, en sögnin verður að samræmast fleirtölunafnorðinu.