Possessive Pronouns

[panglossa]

Hello again!

My doubts now are about possessive pronouns.

1) simple possessive
my mother = ime nënë
my father = im atë
my house = shtëpia ime
my dog = qeni im
(right?)

his mother = i nëna (?)
his father = i ati (?)
her mother = e nëna (?)
her father = e ati (?)
his house = shtëpia e tij (?)
her house = shtëpia e saj (?)
his dog = qeni i tij (?)
her dog = qeni i saj (?)
(?)

Well, number 2) will come soon... :)

[panglossa]

I am really committed to learning Albanian; please tell me if I am being annoying...

[Ralph.T.Pika]

I am really committed to learning Albanian; please tell me if I am being annoying...
Not at all, im sure someone will respond!

[_AuLoNa_]

Hello again!

My doubts now are about possessive pronouns.

1) simple possessive
my mother = ime nënë=ime më
my father = im atë=babai im
my house = shtëpia ime /right
my dog = qeni im /right
(right?)

his mother = i nëna (?)=nëna e tij
his father = i ati (?)= babai i tij
her mother = e nëna (?)= nëna e saj= e jëma
her father = e ati (?)= babai i saj= ati i saj
his house = shtëpia e tij (?) right
her house = shtëpia e saj (?) right
his dog = qeni i tij (?) right
her dog = qeni i saj (?) right
(?)

Well, number 2) will come soon... :)


Good luck!

[panglossa]

Thanks _AuLoNa_ !

Much simpler than I had figured out ;)

[panglossa]

As promised, here goes nº 2):
How do I use a possessive and an adjective at the same time?

My guesses:

Your new house: shtëpia jote e re
My old dog: qeni im i vjetër
His new computer: kompjuteri i tij i ri


There is more to come...

[Jokerr]

As promised, here goes nº 2):
How do I use a possessive and an adjective at the same time?

My guesses:

Your new house: shtëpia jote e re
My old dog: qeni im i vjetër
His new computer: kompjuteri i tij i ri


There is more to come...
Sounds about right to me.

[panglossa]

Thank you Jokerr!

[panglossa]

Now, I have a number and a possessive and an adjective; like:

My two new books = dy librat e mi e rinj (???)

[Korçare_]

My two new books = dy librat e mi e rinj (???)


Dy librat e mi të rinj.

You forgot the 't'. :)

[panglossa]

Dy librat e mi të rinj.

You forgot the 't'. :)

After the first adjective, the following ones have "të" regardless of gender, number, case or definiteness, is it that?
I remember of reading something about it, but I am not sure.

[Klee]

"te" is the article for adjectives which correspond to PLURAL nouns - regardless of the nouns gender, sim. :)


However, I would always have used the word order:

Noun Adjective PossessiveP rather than Noun PossessiveP Noun. Guys???!

Shtepia e re ime APO shtepia ime e re ?!?!

[Klee]

Ahhh welll - always was bad at it hahaha...

[Jokerr]

Shtepia e re ime APO shtepia ime e re ?!?!

I thinks it's the latter.

[AlbSweetnesssss]

"te" is the article for adjectives which correspond to PLURAL nouns - regardless of the nouns gender, sim. :)


However, I would always have used the word order:

Noun Adjective PossessiveP rather than Noun PossessiveP Noun. Guys???!

Shtepia e re ime APO shtepia ime e re ?!?!

That's the correct one

[panglossa]

"te" is the article for adjectives which correspond to PLURAL nouns - regardless of the nouns gender, sim. :)


However, I would always have used the word order:

Noun Adjective PossessiveP rather than Noun PossessiveP Noun. Guys???!

Shtepia e re ime APO shtepia ime e re ?!?!

Just found it:
Sing. Def. Masc.
nom.: i
acc.: e
dat./gen./abl.: të

Sing. Def. Fem.
nom.: e
acc.: e
dat./gen./abl.: së

Sing. Indef. Masc.
nom.: i
acc./dat./gen./abl.: të

Sing. Indef. Fem.
nom.: e
acc./dat./gen./abl.: të

Plural Def. Masc./Fem.
nom./acc.: e
dat./gen./abl.: të

Plural Indef. Masc./Fem.
nom./acc./dat./gen./abl.: të

[Makes me remember German... :S ]

If I use numbers and possessives, then the noun is definite; that is why I first thought I should use 'e' instead of 'të'.

[panglossa]

Immediately after the table I found this:

"(...) When the adjective does not immediately follow the noun, the form is always 'të' except for the nominative masculine ('i') and nominative feminine ('e') in singular."

That solves the question ;)

[panglossa]

Btw., the grammar I am using is the one found in the beginning of "Readings in Albanian, Part 1" by L. Newmark and others.

[Klee]

Ah good oh - serves me right for always guessing haha! Cheers!

[panglossa]

Well, in my opinion the advice of a speaker of the language is more important than books.
That is why I think I will be bothering you with my doubts for a long time yet ;)