How to use possessive pronouns in Icelandic

How to use possessive pronouns in Icelandic

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

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.

Examples

penninn min
my pen
spurningin mín
my question
rúmið mitt
my bed
bókin mín
my book
nafnið mitt
my name
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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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