Lesson 051
Possessive pronouns in the Instrumental
In the previous lesson we’ve covered the Russian personal pronouns in the Instrumental case. Today let’s learn how the possessive pronouns change in the Instrumental case:
Russian possessive pronouns in the Instrumental
To avoid repetitions, we only included in the audio the pronouns in the Instrumental case.
Changing pronouns
| Nominative | Instrumental | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| My / mine | ||
| мой | мои́м | masculine objects |
| моя́ | мое́й | feminine objects |
| моё | мои́м | neuter objects |
| мои́ | мои́ми | plural objects |
| Your (informal) | ||
| твой | твои́м | masculine objects |
| твоя́ | твое́й | feminine objects |
| твоё | твои́м | neuter objects |
| твои́ | твои́ми | plural objects |
| Our | ||
| наш | на́шим | masculine objects |
| на́ша | на́шей | feminine objects |
| на́ше | на́шим | neuter objects |
| на́ши | на́шими | plural objects |
| Your (formal or plural) | ||
| ваш | ва́шим | masculine objects |
| ва́ша | ва́шей | feminine objects |
| ва́ше | ва́шим | neuter objects |
| ва́ши | ва́шими | plural objects |
Not changing pronouns
| pronoun | Translation |
|---|---|
| его́ | his |
| её | her / hers |
| его́ | its |
| их | their / theirs |
Examples
Let’s look and some examples. The pronouns and nouns in the Instrumental are highlighted:
Я по́лностью согла́сен с ва́шими аргуме́нтами.
I totally agree with your arguments.
Я е́ду с мои́м бра́том.
I’m going with my brother.
Учи́тель был возмущён их поведе́нием.
The teacher was outraged by their behavior.
Что случи́лось с твое́й маши́ной?
What happened to your car?
Я не по́льзуюсь их ключа́ми, у меня́ свои́.
I don’t use their keys, I have mine.
Listen to the audio track and practice all today’s examples.
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