Possession agrees with the thing
Use for my; for your familiar; for our; for your polite or plural; for his; for her; for their. The final five owner forms stay unchanged while the following noun changes.
My plural nouns use for masculine and for feminine. Accusative singular is for both; genitive singular is masculine, feminine; dative is , masculine, , feminine; locative is for both.
Ownership does not depend on the learner’s gender. is my cup for Lukas and Lena. For describing yourself, however, use .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| That is my table. | ||
| That is my table. | ||
| That is my cup. | ||
| That is my cup. | ||
| Those are my chairs. | ||
| Those are my chairs. | ||
| Those are my cups. | ||
| Those are my cups. | ||
| I take my cup. | ||
| I take my cup. | ||
| Muris is in my armchair. | ||
| Muris is in my armchair. | ||
| · | · | I am new. |
| I am new. | ||
| · | · | You are new, polite. |
| You are new, polite. | ||
Tas ir mans galds.That is my table.
Tā ir mana krūze.That is my cup.
Tie ir mani krēsli.Those are my chairs.
Tās ir manas krūzes.Those are my cups.
Es ņemu manu krūzi.I take my cup.
Muris ir manā krēslā.Muris is in my armchair.
Es esmu jauns.I am new.
Es esmu jauna.I am new.
Jūs esat jauns.You are new, polite.
Jūs esat jauna.You are new, polite.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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That is my table.
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That is my cup.
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Those are my chairs.
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Those are my cups.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Tas ir galds.
That is my table.
Tā ir krūze.
That is my cup.
Tie ir krēsli.
Those are my chairs.
Tās ir krūzes.
Those are my cups.
Es ņemu krūzi.
I take my cup.
Muris ir krēslā.
Muris is in my armchair.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Tie ir krēsli.
Those are my chairs.
Tās ir krūzes.
Those are my cups.
Es ņemu krūzi.
I take my cup.
Muris ir krēslā.
Muris is in my armchair.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Es esmu .
I am new.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Jūs esat .
You are new, polite.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
That is my table.
That is my cup.
Those are my chairs.
Those are my cups.
I take my cup.
Muris is in my armchair.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
That is my table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
That is my table.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
That is my cup.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
That is my cup.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Those are my chairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Those are my chairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Those are my cups.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Those are my cups.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
