Possessive Markers

    

August 18, 2009 by Bebe  
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Lesson  #14

Possessive Markers

Today we are only going to learn the possessive markers of  the Proper Nouns. Next lesson we will learn the possessive markers of the common noun.
Singular        Plural
Proper Noun:             ni        nila ni
Common Noun:        sa        sa mga

Example for Proper Nouns:

• Bebe’s family    or  the family of Bebe        pamilya ni Bebe
• Kathy’s cat    or  the cat of Kathy        iring ni Kathy
• Pedro’s wife    or  the wife of Pedro        asawa ni Pedro

Toto and Tata’s toys:  mga dulaan nila ni Toto ug Tata

Pedro and Maria’s farm:  uma nila ni Pedro ug Maria

Bob and Lucky’s friends: mga higala nila ni Bob ug Lucky

Sentences without action word.

1. Daku ang pamilya ni Bebe.        Bebe’s family is big.
2. Saba ang iring ni Kathy.        The cat of Kathy is noisy.
3. Buotan ang asawa ni Pedro.    Pedro’s wife is nice.

Sentences with Action Word:

1. Nagdala ko sa mga dulaan nila ni Toto ug Tata sa gawas.
   I brought Toto and Tata’s toys outside.
2. Mag-adto ‘ta sa uma nila ni Pedro ug Maria.
   We will go to Pedro and Maria’s farm.
3. Magbisita ang mga higala nila ni Bob ug Lucky sa simbahan.
   Bob and Lucky’s friend will visit the Church.

About the Author:  Bebe Metillo is a Davao based Linguistics teacher. Bebe primarily teaches the Bisayan or Cebuano language, although she has taught Tagalog and other Philippine languages in the past as well. Bebe mostly teaches Missionaries who are based here in the Philippines, although she it taking on more non-missionary clients these days.