How to use possessive pronouns in Dutch

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Dutch possessive pronouns : my

Possessive pronouns are used in Dutch to describe possession or ownership. Just like English, Dutch has a set of possessive pronouns. The English word 'my' is a possessive pronoun in the first person singular. The Dutch word for 'my' is 'mijn'.

Examples

mijn vinger

my finger

mijn schouder

my shoulder

mijn teen

my toe

mijn rug

my back

mijn enkel

my ankle

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Step 9 : Dutch possessive pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two Dutch possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn mijn moeder, mijn vader and jouw moeder, jouw vader (my mother, my father, your mother, your father). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Dutch possessive pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned using these phrases by heart you can move on to the bonus Step 10 (Simple Dutch sentences).

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