Lesson 5: Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns: 
1. First Person (my/our)
     Singular

• ~ saya (formal)
• ~ ku (used with those closely related or dearest ones)
• ~ aku, ~ gue, ~ gua, ~ gw (colloquial)

     Plural

• ~ kami (excluding the person we talk with)
• ~ kita (including the person we talk with)

in colloquial expressions we mostly use "~ kita".

2. Second Person (your)
     Singular

• ~ Anda (formal)
• ~ saudara (used for people we do not know very well)
• ~ mu (used with those closely related or dearest ones)
• ~ kamu, ~ lu, ~ lo (colloquial)

     Plural

• ~ Anda sekalian, ~ Anda semua (formal)
• ~ saudara sekalian, ~ saudara semua (formal, used for people we do not know very well)
• ~ kalian, ~ kalian semua (informal, used with those closely related or dearest ones)
• ~ lu pada, ~ lo pada (colloquial)

3. Third Person (his/her/their)
     Singular

• ~ beliau (formal)
• ~ nya (formal, informal)
• ~ dia (colloquial)

     Plural

• ~ mereka (formal, informal)

Structures:
Noun + Possessive Pronoun

Examples:

• Sepeda motor saya. = My motor cycle. (formal)
• Kopiku. = My coffee. (used with those closely related or dearest ones)
• Pesawat aku. = My aeroplane. (colloquial)
• Pintu gue. = My door. (colloquial)
• Buku gua. = My book. (colloquial)
• Lampu gw. = My lamp. (colloquial)
• Rumah kami. = Our house. (excluding the person we talk with)
• Ibu kita. = Our mother. (including the person we talk with)
• Kursi Anda. = Your chair. (formal)
• Kantor saudara. = Your office. (used for people we do not know very well)
• Gurumu. = Your teacher. (used with those closely related or dearest ones)
• Kucing kamu. = Your cat. (colloquial)
• Gelas lu. = Your glass. (colloquial)
• Tas lo. = Your bag. (colloquial)
• Ayah Anda sekalian. = Your father. (plural, formal)
• Pelayan Anda semua. = Your waiter. (plural, formal)
• Kamar saudara sekalian. = Your room. (plural, formal, used for people we do not know very well)
• Mobil saudara semua. = Your car. (plural, formal, used for people we do not know very well)
• Pensil kalian. = Your pencil. (plural, informal, used with those closely related or dearest ones)
• Kebun kalian semua. = Your garden. (plural, informal, used with those closely related or dearest ones)
• Sepeda lu pada. = Your bicycle. (plural, colloquial)
• Roti lo pada. = Your bread. (plural, colloquial)
• Meja beliau. = His/her desk/table. (singular, formal)
• Jamnya. = His/her clock. (formal, informal)
• Adik dia. = His/her younger brother/sister. (colloquial)
• Seragam beliau-beliau. = Their uniform. (plural, formal)
• Toko mereka. = Their shop. (plural, formal, informal)