A1 · مبتدئ فصل 15

Possession: My, Your, and His

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Unlock the secret to showing ownership using Gujarati's unique possessive markers.

  • Identify the three forms of the genitive marker.
  • Match markers to the gender and number of the owned object.
  • Form simple possessive phrases like 'my book' or 'his house'.
Master the art of 'mine, yours, and theirs'.

ما ستتعلمه

Using the 'No/Ni/Nu' markers to show ownership. This chapter covers how possessive markers change based on the object owned.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Correctly use 'no', 'ni', and 'nu' to describe items belonging to you or others.

نصائح وحيل (1)

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Check the Object

Always look at the noun after the marker to decide between no, ni, or nu.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Genitive Marker 'No/Ni/Nu'

المفردات الرئيسية (6)

મારું (maru) my તારું (taru) your (informal) તેનું (tenu) his/her/its પુસ્તક (pustak) book (neuter) પેન (pen) pen (feminine) ઘર (ghar) house (neuter)

Real-World Preview

pen-tool

Borrowing a Pen

Review Summary

  • Owner + No/Ni/Nu + Object

أخطاء شائعة

Pen is feminine, so it must take the 'ni' marker, not 'nu'.

Wrong: મારું પેન (Maru pen)
صحيح: મારી પેન (Mari pen)

Next Steps

You've mastered ownership! Keep practicing and you will be speaking Gujarati fluently in no time.

Label your room items with sticky notes using the correct possessive markers.

Continue to: Daily Routine: Time and Days

تدريب سريع (10)

Choose the correct marker.

તેની ___ પેન ક્યાં છે?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ni
Pen is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Agreement of Genitive Markers

Correct: Sita no car.

Find and fix the mistake:

Sita no car.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Sita ni car
Car is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Genitive Marker 'No/Ni/Nu'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

આ મારી ભાઈ છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: આ મારો ભાઈ છે.
Bhai is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Agreement of Genitive Markers

Fill in the blank with no/ni/nu.

આ મારું ___ ઘર છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nu
Ghar is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Agreement of Genitive Markers

Fill in: Ghar ___ darvaju.

Ghar ___ darvaju.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nu
Ghar is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Genitive Marker 'No/Ni/Nu'

Correct the sentence: Ram ni ghar.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ram ni ghar.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ram nu ghar
Ghar is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Genitive Marker 'No/Ni/Nu'

Select the correct marker: Sita ___ pen.

Sita ___ pen.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ni
Pen is feminine singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Genitive Marker 'No/Ni/Nu'

Choose the correct marker.

તેના ___ કામની પ્રશંસા થઈ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nu
Kam is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Agreement of Genitive Markers

Select for plural: Ram ___ pustako.

Ram ___ pustako.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: na
Plural always uses na.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Genitive Marker 'No/Ni/Nu'

Fill in the blank: Ram ___ bhai.

Ram ___ bhai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: no
Bhai is masculine singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Genitive Marker 'No/Ni/Nu'

Score: /10

أسئلة شائعة (4)

It changes to agree with the gender and number of the object being possessed.
Always use 'na' for plural objects.
It changes to agree with the gender of the object being possessed.
Use 'na' for masculine and 'ni' for feminine/neuter.
الفصل السابق
Plurality: Making More Than One
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Daily Routine: Time and Days
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