Do I add "-n" and "-j" to possessive pronouns?
by Foreigner, June 28, 2014
Messages: 3
Language: English
Foreigner (User's profile) June 28, 2014, 3:56:11 AM
Do possessive pronouns receive the "-n" and "-j" endings?
If I want to say, "Your friends are good." Should that be, "ViaJ amikoj estas bonaj," or simply "Via amikoj estas bonaj?"
And if something is in the accusative case,
"I ate your kangaroo," should that be "Mi mangxis viaN kanguruon?"
I was told the definite article "La" never receives endings, so I'm just wondering if possessive pronouns do or not.
If I want to say, "Your friends are good." Should that be, "ViaJ amikoj estas bonaj," or simply "Via amikoj estas bonaj?"
And if something is in the accusative case,
"I ate your kangaroo," should that be "Mi mangxis viaN kanguruon?"
I was told the definite article "La" never receives endings, so I'm just wondering if possessive pronouns do or not.
nornen (User's profile) June 28, 2014, 4:36:55 AM
Yes, they do.
Mi manĝis vian kanguruon.
Mi manĝis ĉiujn viajn kanguruojn.
As a general rule:
o-words (substantives) can receive -j, -n, -jn
a-words (adjectives) can receive -j, -n, -jn
e-words (adverbs) can receive -n but not -j
personal pronouns (mi, ci, li, ŝi, ĝi, ni, vi, ili) can receive -n but not -j
Mi manĝis vian kanguruon.
Mi manĝis ĉiujn viajn kanguruojn.
As a general rule:
o-words (substantives) can receive -j, -n, -jn
a-words (adjectives) can receive -j, -n, -jn
e-words (adverbs) can receive -n but not -j
personal pronouns (mi, ci, li, ŝi, ĝi, ni, vi, ili) can receive -n but not -j
orthohawk (User's profile) June 28, 2014, 4:46:16 AM
nornen:Yes, they do.and don't forget the -iu series of the correlatives (kiu, cxiu, etc).
Mi manĝis vian kanguruon.
Mi manĝis ĉiujn viajn kanguruojn.
As a general rule:
o-words (substantives) can receive -j, -n, -jn
a-words (adjectives) can receive -j, -n, -jn
e-words (adverbs) can receive -n but not -j
personal pronouns (mi, ci, li, ŝi, ĝi, ni, vi, ili) can receive -n but not -j