How to use possessive pronouns in Basque

How to use possessive pronouns in Basque

You want to learn how to use possessive pronouns in Basque? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Basque lessons complete with useful examples. My book, your book, all our books... we make learning Basque possessive pronouns easy.

Basque possessive pronouns : my

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

Examples

nire hanka
my leg
nire sudurra
my nose
nire burua
my head
nire hortza
my tooth
nire oina
my foot
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Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two Basque possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn nire ama, nire aita and zure ama, zure aita (my mother, my father, your mother, your father). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Basque possessive pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned using these phrases by heart you can move on to the bonus Step 10 (Simple Basque sentences).

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