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ОглавлениеHebrew, like English, has stand-alone possessive pronouns, such as “mine,” “yours,” “his,” “ours,” and “theirs.” You’ll notice a few differences, however. First, the stand-alone possessive pronoun comes after the noun and not before, as in English. In addition, if an object has possession, it has to be a definite object, so you must add the prefix הַכּוֹבַע שֶׁלִּי (hah-koh-vah sheh-lee; literally: the hat mine).
In addition, Hebrew differentiates between the singular and plural “your” in both the masculine and feminine forms. Check out Table 2-4 to see the differences.
TABLE 2-4 Stand-Alone Possessive Pronouns
| Hebrew | Pronunciation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| שֶׁלִּי | sheh-lee | my, mine |
| שֶׁלְּךָ | shel-cha | your, yours (MS) |
| שֶׁלָּךְ | sheh-lach | your, yours (FS) |
| שֶׁלּוֹ | sheh-loh | his |
| שֶׁלָּה | sheh-lah | her, hers |
| שֶׁלָּנוּ | she-lah-noo | ours |
| שֶׁלָּכֶם | sheh-lah-ḥem | your, yours (MP) |
| שֶׁלָּכֶן | sheh-lah-hen | your, yours (FP) |
| שֶׁלָּהֶם | sheh-lah-hem | their, theirs (MP) |
| שֶׁלָּהֶן | sheh-lah-hen | their, theirs (FP) |
Hebrew doesn’t have different words for “my” and “mine.” Both concepts are expressed in the Hebrew word שֶׁלִּי (sheh-lee; my, mine). Also, “your” and “yours” are expressed with the same word.
In English, you sometimes pair a pronoun with another noun to show possession, as in “my teacher,” “your hat,” “his paper,” and so on. In Hebrew, you can show that a noun belongs to someone by attaching a suffix to the noun. The suffix changes according to the personal pronoun it represents and is called a pronomial suffix. The Nonbinary Hebrew Project has created nonbinary pronomial suffixes. The forms for male/female and nonbinary pronomial suffixes in both singular and plural form are shown in Table 2-5 and Table 2-6.
TABLE 2-5 Male and Female Pronomial Suffixes
| י | ee | mine |
| וֹ | oh | his |
| ה | ah | hers |
| ךָ | hah | yours (MS) |
| ךְ | ech | yours (FS) |
| כֶם | hem | yours (MP) |
| כֵן | hen | yours (FP) |
| הֶם | hem | theirs (M) |
| הֵן | hen | theirs (F) |
TABLE 2-6 Nonbinary Pronominal Suffixes
| Second person singular | ךֶ (heh) |
| Second person plural | כֶמֵן (hemen) |
| Third person singular (single subject) | ה ֶ (eh) |
| Third person plural (single subject) | מֵן (men) |
| Third person singular (plural subject) | יהֶ ֶ (he’eh) |
| Third person plural (plural subject) | יהֶמֵןֵ (hemen) |
Check out this YouTube video on Hebrew pronomial suffixes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaLTQF39Hj4.
