Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns indicate who possesses (owns) something.

1. Used attributively

   	Singular		Plural
   1. Person:	ma	my	wir, oor	our
   2. Person	yer, your	your	yer, your	your
   3. Person	his	his	thair	their
   3. Person	her	her
   3. Person	its, hits*	its
   *Emphatic form.

   Although the following qualitative nouns are singular the possessive pronoun referring to them is used in the plural.

   Awbody haes thair ain draff-poke tae cairy. Everyone has his (or her) own draff-sack to carry.

   Whan a body's wrang wi thair mynd. When a person is wrong in his (or her) mind.

   Somebody's left thair fitmerks ahint thaim. Someone has left his (or her) footmarks behind them.

   It's no aft onybody finds thair wey here. It is seldom that anyone finds their way here.

   Ilka's tae dae thair bit for the kirk fête. Everyone has to do his (or her) bit for the church fête.

   Note the following usage of possessive pronouns.

   Come awa tae yer tea. Come along to tea.	A haena gotten ma denner yit. I haven't had (got) dinner yet.
   He's awa hame til his supper. He has gone home for supper.

2. Used predictively or absolutely.

   	Singular		Plural
   1. Person singular:	mines	mine	wirs / oors	ours
   2. Person singular:	yours	yours	yours	yours
   3. Person singular:	his hers its, *hits	his hers its	thairs	theirs
   *Emphatic forms.

   That's ma auld touer. That is my old tower.	That auld byre's mines. That that old cow shed is mine.
   Hit's nae guid ava. It's no good at all.	Are ye siccar that's yours? Are you sure that is yours?
   Yer hoose is fawin doun but thairs isna. Your house is falling down but theirs isn't.
   Thair schame for tae mak siller's mair better nor his. Their plan to make money is better than his.
   Lippen til her, she kens wir thochties anent it. Trust her, she knows our ideas about it.

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