f object
btāaee btāaak btāaik btāaoo btaaha btaana btaakoo btaahom
btaatee btaatak btaatik btaatoo btaait-ha btaaitna btaaitkoo btaait-hom
my; mine your; yours (to a man) your; yours (to a woman) his her; hers our; ours your; yours (pl) their; theirs
The word order is: definite article + noun + btāa
el gizma btaatee
dee btaatee! (f) that/this is mine!
el bayt btāaee
my shoe; the shoe is mine
el korsee btāaee
my chair; the chair is mine el kitāb btāaee
my book; the book is mine
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my house; the house is mine
HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
m object
should only be used for objects and animals, not when referring to people. For example, to say ‘my father’ you must use the suffix form of the possessive on page 268. btāa should always be used with any word that originates from a foreign language:
btāa
el forsha btaatee
my toothbrush
Pronouns Subject Pronouns
Possessives / Pronouns
Subject pronouns are as follows:
ana inta inti howa
I you (m sing) you (f sing) he; it
hayya ehna intoo homma
she; it we you (pl) they
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