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LESSON 46Possessive Forms with Family Words
Lesson objective
In this lesson, you will learn how possession is used with family vocabulary.
Family words usually use possessive endings
The words for father, mother, brother, sister, aunt, and uncle are normally used with a possessive ending — for example, people usually say my father, his mother, or your brother, rather than using these words alone.
The words for brother, sister, aunt, and uncle take the regular possessive endings. The words for father and mother have some irregular forms.
Father
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| My father | bba |
| Your father | bbak |
| His father | bbah |
| Her father | bbaha |
Mother
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| My mother | mmi |
| Your mother | mmk |
| His mother | mmu |
| Her mother | mha |
Exercise
Add the correct possessive endings to: xt (sister), xu (brother), 3mm (uncle), 3mma (aunt).
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