How to use possessive pronouns in Icelandic

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Icelandic possessive pronouns : my

The Icelandic words for 'my' are 'minn', 'mín' and 'mitt'. The word 'minn' is used with masculine nouns, the word 'mín' is used with feminine nouns and the word 'mitt' is used with neuter nouns. Unlike English, the words 'minn', 'mín' and 'mitt' are placed after the noun.

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móðir mín

my mother

fjölskyldan mín

my family

bróðir minn

my brother

faðir minn

my father

dóttir mín

my daughter

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Step 9 : Icelandic possessive pronouns

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

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