• General

4 — Pronouns

STEP 1: Learn in your mother tongue, which pronoun each icon represents.


STEP 2: Watch the Animation (slow), and call out the pronoun.



STEP 3: Watch the Animation (fast), and call out the pronoun. Now you are ready for Afrikaans.

Subject Pronouns		Subject Pronouns
ek	•	I
jy -- u	•	you
hy -- sy -- dit	•	he - she - it
ons	•	we
julle	•	you (plural)
hulle	•	they

Object Pronouns		Object Pronouns
my	•	me
jou -- u	•	you
hom -- haar -- dit	•	him - her - it
ons	•	us
julle	•	you (plural)
hulle	•	them

OBJECT PRONOUN VERIFICATION:
Watch the animation and say the Afrikaans pronoun. Can you do it?

Possessive Pronouns		Possessive Pronouns
myne	•	mine
joune/u s'n	•	yours
syne/hare/Piet s'n	•	his - hers - Pete's
ons s'n	•	ours
julle s'n	•	yours (plural)
hulle s'n	•	their's
NOTA – Jy kan ook sê: Hulle doen hul werk AND Julle doen jul werk.		NOTE – You can also say: They do their work AND You do your work.
Possessive Adjectives		Possessive Adjectives
my boek (Dit is my eie boek.)	•	my (It is my own book.)
jou boek / u boek	•	your book
sy boek / haar boek / Piet se boek	•	his book / her book / Pete's book
ons boek	•	our book
julle boek	•	your book (plural)
hulle boek	•	their book