Possessives ('s, pronouns, have got)
You can show ownership with 's, possessive pronouns (mine, yours) and have got.
Start the 8-question quizAdapts to your answers · every miss links back to the rule
Rule in 60 secondsThe one pattern to memorise.
- Kural 1: Kişiye aitlik: isim + 's (Ali's car). Çoğul -s biterse sadece ' (girls' room).
- Kural 2: its (onun) ile it's (it is) farklı şeyler — karıştırma.
- Kural 3: Sahiplik sıfatı + isim ister: my car. Sahiplik zamiri tek başına: mine.
- Kural 4: have got = have (sahiplik):
I have got a car.Olumsuz: haven't got.
- Kural 5: Whose sorusu aitlik sorar:
Whose bag is this?
- Kural 6: İsimden sonra of değil 's (kişi için): Ali's mother (değil: mother of Ali).
- Kural 7: Zaman ifadelerinde de 's olur:
today's news,two weeks' holiday.
- Kural 8: Aile çoğulu: the Yılmazs = Yılmaz ailesi (the + soyadı + s).
- Kural 9: have got sorusu any ile:
Have you got any brothers?
- Kural 10: Kısa cevap:
Yes, I have./No, I haven't.
- Kural 11: have got AmE'de daha az kullanılır, have tercih edilir.
FormsHow it looks in sentences.
| Form | Pattern | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 's | singular name + 's + noun | Ali's car / my mother's bag |
| s' | plural -s + ' + noun | the girls' room / my parents' house |
| irregular plural | irregular + 's | children's books / men's shoes |
| possessive adjective | my/your/his/her/its/our/their + noun | Her name is Elif. / Their house is big. |
| possessive pronoun | mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs (no noun!) | This bag is mine. / The car is ours. |
| have got + | S + have/has got + noun | I have got a bike. / She has got blue eyes. |
| have got − | S + haven't/hasn't got | We haven't got a car. |
| have got ? | Have/Has + S + got ...? | Have you got a pen? |
| Whose ? | Whose + noun + be ...? | Whose bag is this? |
| of-phrase | thing → ... of ... | the door of the car / the end of the film |
- Not 1: his hem sıfat hem zamir: His car. / The car is his.
- Not 2: its (sahiplik) vs it's (= it is):
The dog lost its bone.vsIt's cold.
3 classic trapsWhere Turkish speakers slip.
Bu bölümdeki 3 tuzağa tek bakışta dikkat et.
- my + isim şart, mine tek başına: ✗ This is mine car. → ✓ This is my car. / This car is mine; ✗ It is her book. / It is hers book. → ✓ It is her book. / It is hers — Zamirden sonra isim gelmez: mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs.
- its vs it's çukuru: ✗ The cat lost it's tail. → ✓ The cat lost its tail — it's her zaman "it is / it has" kısaltmasıdır; Test: yerine "it is" koy, anlamlıysa it's, değilse its.
- Çoğul 's yerleşimi: ✗ the girl's room (birçok kızın odasıysa) → ✓ the girls' room — Tekil: the girl's room (bir kız). Çoğul: the girls' room; Düzensiz çoğulda yine 's: children's, women's.
10 example sentencesRead aloud, twice.
Her cümleyi sesli oku, önce İngilizceyi sonra Türkçesini söyle.
- This is Ali's bike. — Bu Ali'nin bisikleti.
- My parents' house is small. — Ailem(ler)in evi küçük.
- Whose pen is this? — Bu kalem kimin?
- This seat is mine. — Bu koltuk benim.
- Her hair is long, his is short. — Onun (kadın) saçı uzun, onunki (erkek) kısa.
- I have got two brothers. — İki erkek kardeşim var.
- She hasn't got a car. — Onun arabası yok.
- Have you got any money? — Hiç paran var mı?
- The children's toys are everywhere. — Çocukların oyuncakları her yerde.
- The end of the film was sad. — Filmin sonu üzücüydü.
Quick checkCover the answers, say yours first.
- Fill in: This book is ___ (my / mine).
Answer
This book is <b>mine</b>. (zamir tek başına, isim yok)
- Correct: The dog wagged it's tail.
Answer
The dog wagged <b>its</b> tail. (sahiplik → kesme yok)
- Make a question: You have got a bike.
Answer
<b>Have</b> you <b>got</b> a bike?