# NOREN (Possessive Genitive) 3

### Whose umbrella?

### The NOREN (Possessive Genitive) Case

#### Indefinite

*   Ending: -(r)en
*   If the owner ends in a consonant, add "-en" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.
*   If the owner ends in a vowel, add "-ren" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.
*   Examples:
    
    *   EtxeREN - house's, MutilEN - boy's
    *   Mutil batEN liburua da.: It is one boy's book.
    *   Neska batEN liburuak dira.: They are one girl's books.
    
    
    

#### Proper names

*   Ending: - (r)en
*   If the owner ends in a consonant, add "-en" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.
*   If the owner ends in a vowel, add "-ren" to the noun or last adjective in a noun phrase.
*   Examples:
    
    *   MikelEN - Mikel's, AneaREN - Anea's
    *   MikelEN liburua da.: It is Mikel's book.
    *   AneaREN liburuak dira.: They are Anea's books.
    
    
    

#### NOREN - Whose?

*   If you want to ask "Whose is something?",
*   use "norena" (if there is a single definite object)
    
    *   "Norena da liburua?": "Whose is the book?"
    
    
    
*   or Norenak (if there are several objects)
    
    *   "Norenak dira liburuak?": Whose are the books?).
    
    
    

### Vocabulary NOREN (Possessive Genitive) Case 3

*   Aitorren: Aitor's,of Aitor
*   Arantxaren: Arantxa's,of Arantxa
*   Josabaren: Josaba's,of Josaba
*   Jonen: Jon's,of Jon
*   Mirenen: Miren's,of Miren
*   noren: whose
*   akatza: pencil
*   boligrafo: pen
*   baloia: ball
*   bizikleta: bicycle
*   erloju: watch

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