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Nouns and cases

Possession

Say my, your, our, and someone’s without English-style apostrophes.

11 minute lesson

Possessive pronouns

ArmenianTransliterationEnglishRelated subject
իմimmyես — yes — I
քոk’oyour, informal singularդու — du — you
նրաnrahis / her / itsնա — na — he / she
մերmerourմենք — menk’ — we
ձերdzeryour, plural / politeդուք — duk’ — you
նրանցnrants’theirնրանք — nrank’ — they

A possessor takes the genitive form

To say that a noun belongs to a named person or another noun, Armenian normally places the possessor first in the genitive case. The possessed noun often carries the definite article.

Short possessive endings

MeaningFull formShort formTransliteration
my motherիմ մայրըմայրսim mayrə → mayrs
my nameիմ անունըանունսim anunə → anuns
your house, informalքո տունըտունդk’o tunə → tund
your name, informalքո անունըանունդk’o anunə → anund

Examples

Իմ անունը Աննա է։Im anunə Anna e.My name is Anna.Pronunciation: ə is a short neutral “uh” sound.
Սա մեր տունն է։Sa mer tunn e.This is our house.
Որտե՞ղ է քո հեռախոսը։Vortegh e k’o herakhosə?Where is your phone?Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; k’ is aspirated; kh is throaty.
Արամի մեքենան նոր է։Arami mek’enan nor e.Aram’s car is new.Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.

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