Possessive adjectives – Prisvojni pridevi
my – moj, moja, moje
your – tvoj, tvoja, tvoje
his – njegov, njegova, njegovo
her – njen, njena, njeno
its – njegov, njegova, njegovo
our – naš, naša, naše
your (plural) – vaš, vaša, vaše
their – njihov, njihova, njihovo
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my passport – moj pasoš (masculine)
my book – moja knjiga (feminine)
my last name – moje prezime (neuter)
your passport – tvoj pasoš
your book – tvoja knjiga
your last name – tvoje prezime
This is my dictionary. = Ovo je moj rečnik.
This is my watch. = Ovo je moj sat.
This is my notebook. = Ovo je moja sveska.
This is your home. = Ovo je tvoj dom.
This is your book. = Ovo je tvoja knjiga.
This is your bag. = Ovo je tvoja torba.
This is her suitcase. = Ovo je njen kofer.
This is our pen. = Ovo je naša olovka.
This is your (plural) phone. = Ovo je vaš telefon.
This is their mother. = Ovo je njihova majka.
Possessive pronouns – Prisvojne zamenice
They are the same as the possessive adjectives in Serbian.
mine – moj, moja, moje
yours – tvoj, tvoja, tvoje
his – njegov, njegova, njegovo
her – njen, njena, njeno
its – njegov, njegova, njegovo
our – naš, naša, naše
yours (plural) – vaš, vaša, vaše
theirs – njihov, njihova, njihovo
This is my dictionary. = Ovo je moj rečnik.
This dictionary is mine. = Ovaj rečnik je moj.
This is your home. = Ovo je tvoj dom.
This home is yours. = Ovaj dom je tvoj.
This is his passport. = Ovo je njegov pasoš.
This passport is his. = Ovaj pasoš je njegov.
This is their book. = Ovo je njihova knjiga.
This book is theirs. = Ova knjiga je njihova.
Formal and informal speech
When we talk in formal situations, or with elderly people, or we just want to be respectful, we use the formal speech. It has the same form as “you plural”.
It sounds the same as if we are addressing more people.
Sometimes we have to figure out from the context whether someone is addressing more people or just one person formally.
your home – tvoj dom (informal)
your home – vaš dom (formal)
your mom – tvoja mama (informal)
your mom – vaša mama (formal)
your name – tvoje ime (informal)
your name – vaše ime (formal)