| G4.4 Expressing possessive relation: N (Possessor) N (Possessed) |
See grammar notes.
1. Is this _____ [PERSON]'s?
(i) Repeating the reference to the item twice: Is this . . . [PERSON]'s . . .?
A: �� ____ [PERSON] _____�̿���/����? B: ��, �� ___/������. �ƴϿ�, [PERSON] ___/������.
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��
���� ��Ƽ�꾾 �����̿���?
��Ƽ��:
��,
�� �����̿���/��
������
�ƴϿ�,
����
�����̿���/����
������.
(ii) Replacing the reference to the item with �� on the pointing: Is this [PERSON]'s . . .?
A: ���� [PERSON] _____�̿���/����? B: ��, �� ___/������. �ƴϿ�, [PERSON] ___/������.
����:
���� ��Ƽ�꾾 �����̿���?
��Ƽ��:
��,
��
�����̿���/��
������.
�ƴϿ�,
����
�����̿���/����������.
(iii) Replacing the reference to the item with �� on the expression of possession: Is this . . . [PERSON]'s?
A: �� ____ [PERSON] ������? B: ��, �� ___/������. �ƴϿ�, [PERSON] ___/�ſ���.
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�� ���� ��Ƽ�꾾 ������?
��Ƽ��:
��,
��
�����̿���/��
������.
�ƴϿ�,
����
�����̿���/����
������.
(iv) Replacing the reference to the item with �� both on the pointing and on the expression of possession: Is this [PERSON]'s?
A: ���� [PERSON] ������? B: ��, �� ������. �ƴϿ�, [PERSON] ������.
����: ���� ��Ƽ�꾾 ������?
��Ƽ��: ��, �� ������.
�ƴϿ�, ���� ������.
2. Whose ___ is this?
(i) Repeating the reference to the item twice: Whose bag is this bag?
A: �� ���� ���� �����̿���? B: ��Ƽ�� �����̿���. ��Ƽ�� ������.
(ii) Replacing the reference to the item with �� on the pointing: Whose bag is this?
A: ���� ���� �����̿���? B: ���� �����̿��� ���� ������.
(iii) Replacing the reference to the item with �� on the expression of possession: Whose is this bag?
A: �� ���� ���� ������? B: ��Ƽ�� �����̿��� ��Ƽ�� ������.
(iv) Replacing the reference to the item with �� both on the pointing and on the expression of possession: Whose is this?
This construction is used when the nature of the object is question is obvious to both the speaker and the hearer.
A: ���� ���� ������? B: ��Ƽ�� ������.
1st person pronouns:
| I | my | mine | We | our | ours | |
| Plain | �� |
�� |
�� �� |
�츮(��) |
�츮(��) |
�츮(��) �� |
| Humble | �� |
�� |
�� �� |
����(��) |
����(��) |
����(��) �� |