🔤 Grammar
Possessive pronouns (my, your, our)
Russian possessives agree in gender and number with the thing possessed. «Мой брат» (my brother, masc.), «моя сестра» (my sister, fem.), «моё окно» (my window, neut.), «мои родители» (my parents, plural).
Conjugation tables
Possessives — nominative case
| Owner | Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| я → my | мой | моя | моё | мои |
| ты → your (inf.) | твой | твоя | твоё | твои |
| мы → our | наш | наша | наше | наши |
| вы → your (form.) | ваш | ваша | ваше | ваши |
💡 For 'his', 'her', 'their', use the invariable его / её / их — they never change form.
Examples
- Моя сестра живёт в Казани.Moyá sestrá zhivyót v Kazáni.My sister lives in Kazan.
- Как зовут твоего брата?Kak zovút tvoyegó bráta?What's your brother's name?
Practice
Match each family word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the russian it belongs to — or drag it.
Russian
English
Match each possessive to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the russian it belongs to — or drag it.
Russian
English