Possessives: my, your, his, her, and 's
உடைமைச் சொற்கள்
English marks possession two different ways depending on whether you're using a pronoun or a full noun — a split with no equivalent in Tamil's single, consistent possessive suffix.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
Two systems: possessive pronouns, and 's for nouns
my book (possessive pronoun) vs. Priya's book (noun + 's)
என் புத்தகம் / பிரியாவின் புத்தகம் — the same suffix pattern works for both cases
Tamil attaches the same possessive suffix pattern whether the owner is a pronoun (என், 'my') or a proper noun (பிரியாவின், 'Priya's') — one consistent mechanism throughout. English splits this into two unrelated systems: a dedicated set of possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their) for pronoun-owners, and an apostrophe-s ('s) tacked onto the end of a noun-owner. Learn these as two separate small systems rather than expecting one rule to cover both, the way Tamil's does.
Vocabulary
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| English | Pronunciation | Tamil |
|---|---|---|
| my book | my book | என் புத்தகம்en puthagam |
| your book | yor book | உன் புத்தகம்un puthagam |
| his book | hiz book | அவன் புத்தகம்avan puthagam |
| her book | hur book | அவள் புத்தகம்avaḷ puthagam |
| Priya's book | PREE-yaz book | பிரியாவின் புத்தகம்priyāvin puthagam |
| our house | ow-er hows | எங்க வீடுenga vīḍu |