NOREN (Possessive Genitive) 3

Whose umbrella?

The NOREN (Possessive Genitive) Case

Indefinite

• Ending: -(r)en

• If the owner ends in a consonant, add "-en" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.

• If the owner ends in a vowel, add "-ren" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.

• Examples:

  • EtxeREN - house's, MutilEN - boy's

  • Mutil batEN liburua da.: It is one boy's book.

  • Neska batEN liburuak dira.: They are one girl's books.

Proper names

• Ending: - (r)en

• If the owner ends in a consonant, add "-en" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.

• If the owner ends in a vowel, add "-ren" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.

• Examples:

  • MikelEN - Mikel's, AneaREN - Anea's

  • MikelEN liburua da.: It is Mikel's book.

  • AneaREN liburuak dira.: They are Anea's books.

NOREN - Whose?

• If you want to ask "Whose is something?",

• use "norena" (if there is a single definite object)

  • "Norena da liburua?": "Whose is the book?"

• or Norenak (if there are several objects)

  • "Norenak dira liburuak?": Whose are the books?).

Vocabulary NOREN (Possessive Genitive) Case 3

• Aitorren: Aitor's,of Aitor
• Arantxaren: Arantxa's,of Arantxa
• Josabaren: Josaba's,of Josaba
• Jonen: Jon's,of Jon
• Mirenen: Miren's,of Miren
• noren: whose
• akatza: pencil
• boligrafo: pen
• baloia: ball
• bizikleta: bicycle
• erloju: watch

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