これは何か?
所有形容詞は、誰が何かを所有しているか、または誰かに何かが関連しているかを示します。
それらは名詞の前に置かれます。
英語の所有形容詞は以下の通りです:
| 主語代名詞 | 所有形容詞 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
例:
- This is my coat.
- Her brother lives in London.
- Their car is outside.
いつ使うか
所有形容詞は以下のことを話すときに使います:
- 所有:This is my laptop.
- 家族関係:Her mother is a teacher.
- 身体の一部:He hurt his arm.
- 私物:Where are your keys?
- 誰かに関連する場所:Our office is nearby.
- 動物や物:The dog is eating its food.
所有形容詞は、それが修飾する名詞の前に置きます。
- my friend
- your address
- his job
- her name
- our room
- their house
構造
基本構造は次の通りです:
所有形容詞 + 名詞
| 所有形容詞 | 名詞 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
所有形容詞は、単数名詞でも複数名詞でも形が変わりません。
- my book
- my books
- their child
- their children
所有形容詞は、所有されるものではなく、所有者に応じて選びます。
- 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.
所有形容詞の前に冠詞を置かないでください。
- 正:my friend
- 誤:the my friend
例
- My name is Daniel.
- Where is your passport?
- His sister works at a hospital.
- Her children are at school.
- The cat is washing its face.
- Our apartment is very small.
- Their parents live in Canada.
- I cannot find my keys.
- She is talking to her manager.
- We invited our friends to dinner.
例外
Its は所有形容詞です。
- The company changed its name.
It's は it is または it has の短縮形です。
- It's cold today.
- It's been a long day.
所有形容詞 its にはアポストロフィを使わないでください。
所有形容詞は所有代名詞とは異なります。
- This is my book.
- This book is mine.
所有形容詞の後には名詞が必要です。所有代名詞は名詞の代わりをします。
よくある間違い
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誤: She is my sister. His name is Anna. 正: She is my sister. Her name is Anna. 説明: 女性の所有者には her を使います。
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誤: He has a car. Her car is new. 正: He has a car. His car is new. 説明: 男性の所有者には his を使います。
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誤: This is mine book. 正: This is my book. 説明: 名詞の前には所有形容詞 my を使います。
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誤: The dog is eating it's food. 正: The dog is eating its food. 説明: Its は所有を表します。It's は it is または it has の意味です。
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誤: This is the my phone. 正: This is my phone. 説明: 所有形容詞の前に冠詞を置かないでください。
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誤: We live here. Their house is small. 正: We live here. Our house is small. 説明: 所有者が we の場合は our を使います。
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誤: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning their window. 正: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning her window. 説明: 所有者に応じて所有形容詞を選びます。
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誤: My books is on the table. 正: My books are on the table. 説明: 所有形容詞は変わりませんが、動詞は複数名詞に一致させる必要があります。