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Lesson 3: Pronominal Possession

Personal Pronouns

CopticMasculine ObjectFeminine ObjectPlural Object English
Personⲡⲁ NumberⲧⲁⲛⲁMy
ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲡⲉⲕ Iⲧⲉⲕ 1stⲛⲉⲕ Singular
̀ⲛⲑⲟⲕYouYour (m.)
2ndⲡⲉ Singular
̀ⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ YouⲛⲉYour (f.)
2ndⲡⲉϥ SingularⲧⲉϥⲛⲉϥHis
̀ⲛⲑⲟϥⲡⲉⲥ Heⲧⲉⲥ 3rdⲛⲉⲥ SingularHer
̀ⲛⲑⲟⲥⲡⲉⲛ Sheⲧⲉⲛ 3rdⲛⲉⲛ SingularOur
ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ We/Usⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ 1stⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ PluralYour (pl.)
̀ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩ You (pl.) or Y'allⲧⲟⲩ 2ndⲛⲟⲩ Plural
̀ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩThem3rdPluralTheir

Page 44 of the Sameh Younan PDF

Lesson 4 of Moawad Daoud

Page 132 of Nabil Matar

Application

Application 1: 

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ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ This is also true
  1. ⲫⲁⲓ -

Exercises

Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic

Translate the following into Coptic:

  1. This man and this woman
  2. This brother and this sister
  3. This boy and this girl
  4. This father and this mother
  5. The father and these sons
  6. These brothers and sisters
  7. These fathers and mothers
  8. These women and men
  9. These boys and girls
  10. These kings and queens
Exercise 2: Translate to English

Translate the following phrases into English: