Possessive Pronouns in Chinese

Possessive Pronouns in Chinese
Possessive pronouns are words that are used to demonstrate ownership, showing that something belongs to particular person. In Chinese, both singular and plural pronouns are formed by adding the suffix 的 [de]:

Singular

• 我的 [wǒ de] My/mine
• 你的 [nǐ de] Your/yours
• 您的 [nín de] Your/yours (polite)
• 他的 [tā de] His
• 她的 [tā de] Her(s)
• 它的 [tā de] Its

Examples:

1.我的钱。
   [Wǒ de qián]
   My money.

2. 你的钱。
    [Nǐ de qián]
    Your money.

3. 他的钱。
    [Tā de qián]
    His money.

4. 她的钱。
    [Tā de qián]
    Her money.

Plural

• 我们的 [wǒmen de] Our/ours
• 咱们的 [zánmen de] Our/ours
• 你们的 [nǐmen de] Your/yours
• 他们的 [tāmen de] Their/theirs

Examples:

1. 我们的钱。
    [Wǒmen de qián]
    Our money.

2. 你们的钱。
    [Nǐmen de qián]
    Your money.

3. 他们的钱。
    [Tāmen de qián]
    Their money.

Note: Chinese and English are the same if you would like to say:

1. 我的钱。
    [Wǒ de qián]
    My money.

2. 钱是我的。
    [Qián shì wǒ de]
    The money is mine.

Impression: 的 [de] can be omitted when it is used to talk about relatives or close friends. 

Examples:

1. 我爸爸。
    [Wǒ bàba]
    My dad.

2. 我妈妈。
    [Wǒ māmā]
    My mum.

3. 她妹妹。
    [Tā mèimei]
    Her sister.