Latin Possessive Adjectives

Form III Liber VII, p.gs. 11-13

first singular pronouns

ego, me, mei, mihi, me I, me

second singular pronouns

tu, te, tui, tibi, te you (s.)

first plural pronouns

nos, nos, nostri, nobis, nobis we, us

second plural pronouns

vos, vos, vestri, vobis, vobis you (pl.)

Reason for why the genitive case is rarely used

Each pronoun has a adjective (possessive adjective)

f.p.s. possessive adjective

meus, -a, -um my, mine

s.p.s possessive adjective

tuus, -a, -um your, yours (s.)

f.p.pl. possessive adjective

noster, nostra, nostrum our, ours

s.p.pl. possessive adjective

vester, vestra, vestrum your, yours (pl.)

__ is used instead of nostri or vestri in partitive expressions (some of, a part of)

nostrum, vestrum

are the genitive forms of personal pronouns used to show possession?

no, possessive adjectives are used

meus, -a, -um tuus, -a, -um noster, nostra, nostrum vester vestra vestrum