Grammar 02 - Possessive Pronouns in Cantonese 我嘅你嘅佢嘅

While English juggles variations like "I," "me," "my," and "mine," Cantonese takes a refreshingly straightforward approach by simply appending 嘅 (ge3) after the personal pronoun. Join us as we delve into the intriguing world of Cantonese Possessive Pronouns in this lesson.
grammar02 Possessive Pronouns 嘅ge3

Table of Content

#   Cantonese Possessive Pronouns
#   Example Sentences
#   Further Grammar Insights

Possessive pronouns in Cantonese are quite straightforward. Instead of having specific words like "mine," "yours," or "hers" as in English, we simply add 嘅() after the personal pronoun, functioning similarly to the possessive marker 's in English.

The Mandarin equivalent of 嘅 is 的.

Cantonese Possessive Pronouns

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1st

2nd

3rd

Singular

我()嘅()

你()嘅()

佢()嘅()

Mine

Yours

His/Hers

Plural

我()哋()嘅()

你()哋()嘅()

佢()哋()嘅()

Ours

Yours (plu.)

Theirs

Example Sentences

  1. 呢()本()書()係()我()嘅()
    This book is mine.

  2. 呢()幅()畫()係()你()嘅()
    This painting is yours.

  3. 呢()張()枱()係()佢()嘅()
    This table is his/hers.

  4. 呢()個()地()方()係()我()哋()嘅()
    This place is ours.

  5. 呢()間()屋()係()你()哋()嘅()
    This house is yours.

  6. 呢()部()電()腦()係()佢()哋()嘅()
    This computer is theirs.

Demonstratives (this/that/these/those + noun.) are used in the above example sentences. Learn more about demonstratives in Grammar03 - Demonstratives 呢&嗰.

Also, when it comes to possessive determiners, the rules become more complex. Learn more about possessive determiners in Grammar04 - Possessive Determiners.

Further Grammar Insights

Review the usage of 係() in Grammar01 - Linking Verb ～係～
Review the usage of Personal Pronouns in Vocabulary02 - Personal Pronouns 我你佢