Using the Chinese personal pronouns possessively is easy! Just append the determiner particle 的 (de) to the pronoun! The thing that is being determined will appear after this particle, and the thing that determines it (the possessive pronoun) will appear in front of it:
* 我的大学 (wǒ de dàxué) - my university
* 你的大学 (nǐ de dàxué) - your university
* 他的大学 (tā de dàxué) - his university
* 我们的大学 (wǒmen de dàxué) - our university
* 你们的大学 (nǐmen de dàxué) - your university
* 他们的大学 (tāmen de dàxué) - their university
The determiner particle is omitted for certain cases which are characterised by particularly close relationships, including close relations, and a person's home.
* 我妈妈 (wǒ māma) - my mother
* 我家 (nǐ jiā) - your home/family
* 我那儿 (wǒ nàr) - my place
Independent constructions (possessive pronouns)
Such a construction can be transformed into possessive pronouns like "mine", "yours", "ours" in english:
* 这所大学是我的 (zhè suǒ dàxué shì wǒ de) - This university is mine
* 这所大学是他们的 (zhè suǒ dàxué shì tāmen de) - This university is theirs
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