In module 1 you said whose with , . To name the owner, put , of, between the thing and the owner: , Lina's table, literally the table of Lina · , Marija's key. The thing keeps its article; a name has none.
Before a noun with the article, and become one word, , which takes a sun letter's sound like the article: , the café's table · , Grandma's house · , the house key. is the same: the room of the bath.
Of: ta', tal-
| Owner | With | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Lina · Lina's table | ||
| Lina · Lina's table | ||
| Marija · Marija's key | ||
| Marija · Marija's key | ||
| the café · the café's chairs | ||
| the café · the café's chairs | ||
| the bath · the bathroom | ||
| the bath · the bathroom | ||
| Grandma · Grandma's house | ||
| Grandma · Grandma's house | ||
| the house · the house key | ||
| the house · the house key | ||
The owner always comes last, after : , Marija's big key. The adjective stays with its own noun.
To ask whose, say , of whom?: Whose is it? It is for a feminine thing like , and for a masculine one like , as in and . The answer can be just the owner: Lina's.
With a pronoun, the owner is an ending, and you know them all: , , , . They are with the ending, so is , hers, and is , his.
A name, or an ending
| With a name | With an ending | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Lina's · hers | ||
| Lina's · hers | ||
| Ġorġ's · his | ||
| Ġorġ's · his | ||
| Lina and Ġorġ's · theirs | ||
| Lina and Ġorġ's · theirs | ||
Iva, din il-mejda tal-kafetterija!Yes, this is the café's table!
Mela ta' min hi?Then whose is it?
Mela ta' min hi?Then whose is it?
Iċ-ċavetta l-kbira ta' Marija tiftaħ il-bibien kollha.Marija's big key opens all the doors.
Is-sufan l-isfar ta' Ġorġ. Hu tiegħu.The yellow sofa is Ġorġ's. It's his.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the words that say whose: ta', tal- and the possessives.
, !
Yes, this is the café's table!
.
Marija's big key opens all the doors.
?
Then whose is it?
?
Then whose is it?
, .
The sofa is Ġorġ's, but the lamp isn't his.
, .
This is Grandma's house, and the key is hers.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Ta', tal-, tan-
Choose the right word for the gap.
Il-mejda Lina żgħira u bajda.
Lina's table is small and white.
Din il-mejda .
This is the café's table.
Din id-dar .
This is Grandma's house.
Is-sufan l-isfar Ġorġ.
The yellow sofa is Ġorġ's.
Hawn hi ċ-ċavetta .
Here's the house key.
Hawn hi ċ-ċavetta .
Here's the house key.
Il-kamra żgħira.
The bathroom is small.
Mela hi?
Then whose is it?
Mela hi?
Then whose is it?
Is-sufan? Ta' min ?
The sofa? Whose is it?
Is-sufan? Ta' min ?
The sofa? Whose is it?
Il-lampa? Ta' min ?
The lamp? Whose is it?
Il-lampa? Ta' min ?
The lamp? Whose is it?
Hers, his, theirs
Choose the right word for the gap.
Il-mejda ta' Lina? Iva, hi .
Lina's table? Yes, it's hers.
Is-sufan ta' Ġorġ? Iva, hu .
Ġorġ's sofa? Yes, it's his.
Il-kafetterija ta' Lina u Ġorġ? Le, mhux .
Lina and Ġorġ's café? No, it isn't theirs.
Ella? Il-kejk .
Ella? The cake is hers.
Ċikku? Iċ-ċavetta mhux !
Ċikku? The key isn't his!
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Whose is it?
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Iva, din il-mejda !
Yes, this is the café's table!
Mejda żgħira, ? Ma nafx ta' hi!
A small, white table? I don't know whose it is!
Mejda żgħira, ? Ma nafx ta' hi!
A small, white table? I don't know whose it is!
Iċ-ċavetta l-kbira Marija tiftaħ il-bibien kollha.
Marija's big key opens all the doors.
Is-sufan il-ġdid? Le, Ġorġ!
The new neighbour's sofa? No, Ġorġ's!
Din id-dar , u ċ-ċavetta .
This is Grandma's house, and the key is hers.
Is-sufan ta' Ġorġ? Hu . Il-kafetterija ta' Lina u Ġorġ? Mhux .
Ġorġ's sofa? It's his. Lina and Ġorġ's café? It isn't theirs.
Il-kamra żgħira, u ċ-ċavetta kbira.
The bathroom is small, and the house key is big.
Il-kamra żgħira, u ċ-ċavetta kbira.
The bathroom is small, and the house key is big.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
This is the café's table.
Whose is the red lamp?
Whose is the red lamp?
Marija's key opens everything.
The yellow sofa is Ġorġ's.
The bathroom is very small.
Here's the house key.
Here's the house key.
Grandma's house is big.
Lina's table? It's hers.
The sofa? It's his.
Lina and Ġorġ? The café isn't theirs.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
There's a table in your kitchen, and you don't know whose it is.
You say:
Mejda is feminine, so: ta' min hi?
There's a table in your kitchen, and you don't know whose it is.
You say:
Mejda is feminine, so: ta' min hi?
Lina tells you the table belongs to the café.
Lina says:
Ta' and il- become one word: tal-.
Lina asks whose big key opens all the doors. It's Marija's.
You say:
A name has no article, so it's plain ta': ta' Marija.
Lina asks whose big key opens all the doors. It's Marija's.
You say:
A name has no article, so it's plain ta': ta' Marija.
Lina wants to know whose the yellow sofa in the bathroom was. It was Ġorġ's.
You say:
Lina wants to know whose the yellow sofa in the bathroom was. It was Ġorġ's.
You say:
You show Ella the key to the house.
You say:
You show Ella the key to the house.
You say:
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Whose is it?
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
