Possessive pronouns like; "my", "your", "his", "our", and "their"

Possesive pronouns show ownership or belonging, like the words "my" and "your" in English.

In Swahili we have possesive roots which must be prefixed depending on the noun class.

-angu my
-ako your (s.)
-ake his
-etu our
-enu your (pl.)
-ao their

For the M-Wa class of nouns the prefix to be used is "w-" for both plurals and singular forms.

Examples

Hawa ni watoto wangu.
These are my children.

Yule ni mwalimu wetu.
That is our teacher.

Hawa ni wazazi wenu?
Are these your parents?

Hawa ni wazazi wetu.
These are our parents.

Wale ni watoto wao.
Those are their children.

Mume wake anasema Kiswahili
Her husband speaks Swahili