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Possessive adjectives are used to indicate ownership or possession in Faroese. They are placed before the noun they describe, and agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. In this lesson, you will learn the Faroese possessive adjectives and how to use them in sentences to indicate possession.

Faroese Possessive Adjectives

The Faroese language has different possessive adjectives for each gender and number. Here are the possessive adjectives in the singular and the plural forms, along with their translations:

Faroese	Pronunciation	English
Singular	Mín	[mi:n]	My (masculine)
	Tín	[ti:n]	Your (masculine)
Hannara	[han:aɹa]	His
Honara	[hɔnaɹa]	Her
Dín	[d:i:n]	Your (feminine)
Sín	[si:n]	His/her/its/one's own
Plural	Okkara	[ɔxkaɹa]	Our (masculine and feminine)
	Teyra	['tʰɛira]	Your/Their (masculine and feminine)
Hennara	[hɛn:ara]	Their (masculine and feminine)

For example, to say "my cat" in Faroese, we use the possessive adjective "mín" followed by the noun "kettlingur" (cat), which becomes "mín kettlingur".

Examples

Here are some example sentences using possessive adjectives in Faroese:

• Mín kettlingur er svartur. (My cat is black.)
• Honara bilur er góð. (Her car is good.)
• Okkara hús er stórt. (Our house is big.)
• Teyra børn eru fegin. (Their children are happy.)

Notes

- Possession can also be expressed with the preposition "av" (of) + a pronoun. For example, instead of saying "mín kettlingur", one can say "kettlingurin av mær" (the cat of mine). - The Faroese language has different forms of the possessive pronoun based on the case of the noun it modifies. This will be covered in a later lesson.

Congratulations, you have learned another crucial aspect of Faroese grammar! Keep practicing and you will soon master the language.

Table of Contents - Faroese Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Greetings and Introductions

• Basic Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Pronouns and Verb To Be

• Personal Pronouns
• Verb To Be

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-20
• Telling Time

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Present Tense and Regular Verbs

• Present Tense
• Regular Verbs

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Describing Relationships

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Adjectives and Comparatives

• Basic Adjectives
• Comparatives

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Food and Dining

• Common Foods
• Eating and Drinking

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Possessives

• Possessive Adjectives
• Possessive Pronouns

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Vocabulary

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Questions and Negation

• Question Words
• Negation

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Hobbies and Interests

• Common Hobbies
• Discussing Interests

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Prepositions

• Basic Prepositions
• Prepositional Phrases

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Faroese Customs and Traditions

• Faroese Holidays
• Faroese Music and Dance

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Weather and Seasons

• Weather Vocabulary
• Seasons

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Past Tense

• Simple Past Tense
• Past Continuous Tense

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Faroese Literature and Folklore

• Faroese Literature
• Faroese Folklore

Other Lessons

• Plurals
• Give your Opinion
• Question Words
• Verb To Be
• Present Tense
• Possessive Pronouns
• Personal Pronouns
• Regular Verbs
• Future Tense
• How to Use Be

Sources

• Genitive and possessive constructions in Faroese | Einar Freyr
• Faroese - Hjalmar P. Petersen and Jonathan Adams A Language ...

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