Possessive pronouns in the Accusative case
In this lesson we will learn the possessive pronouns in the Accusative case.
For masculine and plural nouns: the possessive pronoun repeats the behavior of the subject – if the subject changes, the possessive pronoun changes as well, if the subject doesn’t change, neither does the possessive pronoun.
For neuter nouns: the possessive pronoun doesn’t change its form (keeps the form of the Nominative case).
For feminine nouns: the possessive pronoun changes according to what is written below.
Changing pronouns
Nominative | Accusative (inanim. / anim.) | Translation |
---|---|---|
My / mine | ||
мой | мой / моего́ | masculine objects |
моя́ | мою́ | feminine objects |
моё | моё | neuter objects |
мои́ | мои́ / мои́х | plural objects |
Your (informal) | ||
твой | твой / твоего́ | masculine objects |
твоя́ | твою́ | feminine objects |
твоё | твоё | neuter objects |
твои́ | твои́ / твои́х | plural objects |
Our | ||
наш | наш / на́шего | masculine objects |
на́ша | на́шу | feminine objects |
на́ше | на́ше | neuter objects |
на́ши | на́ши / на́ших | plural objects |
Your (formal or plural) | ||
ваш | ваш / ва́шего | masculine objects |
ва́ша | ва́шу | feminine objects |
ва́ше | ва́ше | neuter objects |
ва́ши | ва́ши / ва́ших | plural objects |
Not changing pronouns
pronoun | Translation |
---|---|
его́ | his |
её | her / hers |
его́ | its |
их | their / theirs |
Examples
Now let’s have a look at some examples and practice (the nouns and pronouns in the Accusative case are highlighted):
Ты зна́ешь моего́ бра́та?
Do you know my brother?
(the animate noun, the pronoun changes)
Ты ви́дел мой но́вый велосипе́д?
Have you seen my new cycle?
(the inanimate masculine noun, the noun and pronoun don’t change)
Кто взял мою́ кру́жку?
Who took my mug?
(feminine noun: the pronoun changes according the rules)
Кто взял мои́ нау́шники?
Who took my headphones?
(the inanimate plural noun, the noun and pronoun don’t change)
Ты не ви́дел мою́ сестру́?
Have you seen my sister?
(feminine noun: the pronoun changes according the rules)
Ты не ви́дел мои́х сестёр?
Have you seen my sisters?
(the animate plural noun: the pronoun changes according the rules)
Я не ви́дел ва́шего отца́.
I didn’t see your father.
(the animate noun, the pronoun changes)
Он не смотре́л в их сто́рону.
He wasn’t looking in their direction.
(the inanimate feminine noun, the pronoun changes)
Practice today’s examples with the audio track.
The offline version of this lesson is available here
More lessons on the Accusative case
- The Accusative case in Russian
- The Accusative case of singular nouns
- The Accusative case of plural nouns
- Personal pronouns in the Accusative
- Demonstrative pronouns in the Accusative case
- Possessive pronouns in the Accusative case
More lessons on the Russian possessive pronouns
- Russian possessive pronouns
- Possessive pronouns in the Genitive
- Possessive pronouns in the Accusative case
- Possessive pronouns in the Dative case
- Possessive pronouns in the Instrumental
- Possessive pronouns in the Prepositional case
I am on the Possessive pronouns in the Accusative case page. At the top before the exercises, it says Fem pronouns change according to what is written below. When I get below, it just keeps saying it didn’t change because of the rules. Please help!
Hello Jes,
The rules in the beginning of the page simply summarize the content of the tables. It’s done for those who prefer to learn patterns. But it can be confusing indeed.
It might be easier to just the memorize the content of the tables. In the tables, you can see the initial form of a pronoun, its form in the Accusative case and the gender of the nouns/pronons to which it applies.
For example, take the pronoun моя (feminine):
– моя мама (Nominative)
– мою маму (Accusative)
If you have more questions, don’t hesitate to ask.