Coptic for All - Lesson2-06

Level 2: Lesson 6

Possessive adjectives

Intro

Masculine singular ⲡ

Femⲓnine singular ⲧ

Plural ⲛ

Excercise

Test

Intro

Masculine singular ⲡ

Femⲓnine singular ⲧ

Plural ⲛ

Excercise

Test

Intro

Possessive adjectives in Coptic are made from two parts; The first letter describes the possessed object and the second part (which can be one or more letters) describes the owner.

In this lesson we will divide the possessive adjectives depending on the possessed object: masculine singular, feminine singular and plural.

Masculine singular ⲡ

When the possessed object is masculine singular (such as the word “father - ⲓⲱⲧ” the possessive adjective always starts with ⲡ. The second part of the possessive object describes on the owner and is conjugated as follows:

ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ	my father
ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ	your (m sing) father
ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ	your (f sing) father
ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ	his father
ⲡⲉⲥⲓⲱⲧ	her father
ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ	our father
ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ	your (pl) father
ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ	their father

Femⲓnine singular ⲧ

When the possessed object is feminine singular (such as the word “mother - ⲙⲁⲩ” the possessive adjective always starts with ⲧ. The second part of the possessive object describes on the owner and is conjugated as follows:

ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ	my mother
ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ	your (m sing) mother
ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲩ	your (f sing) mother
ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ	his mother
ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲩ	her mother
ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲩ	our mother
ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲩ	your (pl) mother
ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ	their mother

Plural ⲛ

When the possessed object is plural (whether masculine or feminine, such as the word “book - ϫⲱⲙ” the possessive adjective always starts with ⲛ. The second part of the possessive object describes on the owner and is conjugated as follows:

ⲛⲁϫⲱⲙ	my books
ⲛⲉⲕϫⲱⲙ	your (m sing) books
ⲛⲉϫⲱⲙ	your (f sing) books
ⲛⲉϥϫⲱⲙ	his books
ⲛⲉⲥϫⲱⲙ	her books
ⲛⲉⲛϫⲱⲙ	our books
ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲙ	your (pl) books
ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ	their books

Exercise

Lesson 6 exercise

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Test

Lesson 6 test

In order to complete the test you need to answer All the questions. When you are done click the "finish" button in the final slide

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Level 1

+ Learn the Coptic Alphabet

+ Read simple words and examples from the liturgy

+ Practice reading the Lord's prayer:

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Level 2

+ Indefinite and definite articles

+ Present tense

+ Past tense

+ Possessive adjectives

+ Adjectives & association

+ Structure of Coptic sentence

Level 3

+ Demonstrative pronouns

+ Negation of the past tense

+ Future tense

+ 2^nd Past tense

+ Possessive pronouns

+ Studying the First Canticle

Level 4

+ Imperative

+ Verb relation to object 2^nd and 3^rd degrees

+ Past continuous

+ Study the Lord’s prayer:

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Level 5

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