Afrikaans Pronouns and Possessives

How to use pronouns and possessives in Afrikaans

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Pronouns and Possessives in Afrikaans

subject pronouns		object pronouns
ek	I	my	me
jy / u	you (singular / formal)	jou / u	you (singular / formal)
hy	he	hom	him
sy	she	haar	her
dit	it	dit	it
ons	we	ons	us
julle	you (plural of jy)	julle	you (plural of jou)
hulle	they	hulle	them

There are three forms of you in Afrikaans. Jy is used in informal situations and for people you know. U is used in formal situations, where you don't know the person well. Julle is the plural form of jy/jou.

possessive adjectives		possessive pronouns
my	my	myne	mine
jou / u	your (singular / formal)	joune / u s'n	yours (singular / formal)
sy	his	syne	his
haar	her	hare	hers
dit se	its	dit s'n	its
ons	our	ons s'n	ours
julle [jul]	your (plural)	julle s'n	yours (plural)
hulle [hul]	their	hulle s'n	theirs

Jul and hul are used when julle or hulle have already been used in the sentence.

Afrikaans Vocabulary and Grammar