Pronouns (3)

Let us now learn how personal pronouns act as possessive determiners and possessive pronouns in Indonesian language.

C) Personal pronouns as possessive determiners and possessive pronouns

To make a personal pronoun possessive determiner, just place it after a noun(s).

To make a personal pronoun possessive pronoun, just put the word punya before it. Literary, punya means own or have.
Let us see some examples below.

my = saya/aku (aku is informal)

mine = punya + saya/aku (aku is informal)

our = kami (used when excluding the person addressed)

ours = punya + kami (used when excluding the person addressed)

our = kita (used when including the person addressed)

ours = punya + kita (used when including the person addressed)

your (singular) = anda/saudara/kamu/kau (kamu and kau are informal)

yours (singular)= punya + anda/saudara/kamu/kau (kamu and kau are informal)

your (plural) = kalian or anda/saudara/kamu/kau + sekalian

yours (plural) = punya + kalian or anda/saudara/kamu/kau + sekalian

his = nya/dia/beliau

his = punya + nya/dia/beliau

her = nya/dia/beliau

hers = punya + nya/dia/beliau

its = nya (as possessive determiner)

their = mereka

theirs = punya + mereka

Examples:

Mobil saya baru My car is new

Mobil itu punya saya That car is mine

Rumah kami ada di Jakarta Our house is in Jakarta.

Punya kami sudah habis Ours has run out. (In this case, ours can be anything)

Anjing kita sangat pintar Our dog is very clever.

Silakan ambil punya kita Please take ours (In this case, ours can be anything)

Mereka suka tulisan anda They like your writings

Punya anda sangat menarik Yours is very attractive

Pendapat kalian tidak masuk akal Your opinion is nonsense

Pendapat anda sekalian tidak masuk akal Your opinion is nonsense

Saya akan membeli punya anda I will buy yours

Saya akan membeli punya anda sekalian I will buy yours

Kantornya jauh dari sini His/her office is far from here

Punya beliau belum terjual His/hers is not sold out yet

Tas itu besar, warnanya hitam The bag is big, its colour is black

Kami punya nomor telepon mereka We have their phone number

Punya mereka ada di Amerika Theirs is in the US

Do you think it is too much? Do not worry, just learn and memorize them again and again.

Regards,

Ika