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Svojilni pridevniki

Kaj je to?

Svojilni pridevniki (possessive adjectives) povedo, komu kaj pripada ali s kom je kaj povezano.

Stojijo pred samostalnikom.

Angleški svojilni pridevniki so:

Osebni zaimek Svojilni pridevnik Primer
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

Primeri:

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

Kdaj se uporablja

Svojilne pridevnike uporabljamo, ko govorimo o:

  • lastništvu: This is my laptop.
  • družinskih razmerjih: Her mother is a teacher.
  • delih telesa: He hurt his arm.
  • osebnih stvareh: Where are your keys?
  • krajih, povezanih z osebo: Our office is nearby.
  • živalih ali stvareh: The dog is eating its food.

Svojilni pridevnik uporabimo pred samostalnikom, ki ga opisuje.

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

Zgradba

Osnovna zgradba je:

svojilni pridevnik + samostalnik

Svojilni pridevnik Samostalnik Primer
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.

Svojilni pridevniki se ne spreminjajo glede na ednino ali množino samostalnika.

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

Svojilni pridevnik izberemo glede na lastnika, ne glede na stvar, ki jo ima.

  • 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.

Pred svojilnim pridevnikom ne uporabljamo člena.

  • Pravilno: my friend
  • Nepravilno: the my friend

Primeri

  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.

Izjeme

Its je svojilni pridevnik.

  • The company changed its name.

It’s je kratka oblika za it is ali it has.

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

V svojilnem pridevniku its ne uporabljamo apostrofa.

Svojilni pridevniki se razlikujejo od svojilnih zaimkov (possessive pronouns).

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

Za svojilnim pridevnikom mora slediti samostalnik. Svojilni zaimek nadomesti samostalnik.

Pogoste napake

  1. Nepravilno: She is my sister. His name is Anna. Pravilno: She is my sister. Her name is Anna. Pojasnilo: Za žensko lastnico uporabimo her.

  2. Nepravilno: He has a car. Her car is new. Pravilno: He has a car. His car is new. Pojasnilo: Za moškega lastnika uporabimo his.

  3. Nepravilno: This is mine book. Pravilno: This is my book. Pojasnilo: Pred samostalnikom uporabimo svojilni pridevnik my.

  4. Nepravilno: The dog is eating it’s food. Pravilno: The dog is eating its food. Pojasnilo: Its izraža lastništvo. It’s pomeni it is ali it has.

  5. Nepravilno: This is the my phone. Pravilno: This is my phone. Pojasnilo: Pred svojilnim pridevnikom ne uporabljamo člena.

  6. Nepravilno: We live here. Their house is small. Pravilno: We live here. Our house is small. Pojasnilo: Uporabimo our, kadar so lastniki we.

  7. Nepravilno: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning their window. Pravilno: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning her window. Pojasnilo: Svojilni pridevnik izberemo glede na lastnika.

  8. Nepravilno: My books is on the table. Pravilno: My books are on the table. Pojasnilo: Svojilni pridevnik se ne spremeni, vendar se mora glagol ujemati z množinskim samostalnikom.