originally posted by: Lavinae https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/3732923
1. An overview of the pronouns, pronouns and adjectives of possession
When you don’t want to repeat the noun you possess, you can also use the possessive pronouns included below. Mind that depending on the gender and article used for the noun, you use ‘de’ or ‘het’ and that there is no such form for ‘jullie’:
Example sentences of the different possessive pronoun forms:
It is mine – Het is van mij/Het is de mijne
The car is yours – De auto is van jou/De auto is van jullie/De auto is de jouwe
The pants are ours – De broek is van ons/De broek is de onze.
2. The Dutch [ 's ] form
Another way in which you can indicate possession in Dutch, like the ‘s form in English, is by adding –s to the end of proper names and members of the family. If there will be pronunciation issues, the [ s ] will receive a [ ‘ ] in front. If pronunciation is no issue, the –s is simply stuck to the end of the name/noun:
John’s book – Jans boek
Grandma’s car – oma’s auto
In Dutch, in more colloquial speech it is also possible to use the unstressed forms of the possessive adjectives instead of the –s form. The unstressed forms of the possessive adjectives are as follows:
mijn=m'n
jouw=je
zijn=z'n
haar=d'r
ons=ons
jullie=je
hun=hun
Examples:
John’s book – Jan zijn/z’n boek
Grandma’s car – Oma haar/d’r auto