Meaning of im | Babel Free

Definitions

1. my, of mine (possessive pronoun in nominative form, adjectival aspect)
   masculine, nominative
2. my (possessive pronoun, adjectival aspect)
   masculine, nominative
3. mine (possessive pronoun, nominal aspect)
   masculine, nominative

Examples

“1.1. possessive pronoun placed → after noun, gender of the pronoun agrees with the gender of possessum/noun:”

“(Gheg) syn i ẽm (jẽm)”

(one/an) eye of mine (one of my eye)

“1.1.b. definite/singular noun + im m (Gheg: with jẽm m; a compound of prepositive article i + pronoun ẽm m):”

“libri im”

the book of mine (my book)

“syri im”

my eye

“(Gheg) syni i ẽm (syni jẽm)”

my eye

“ati im, vëllai im, biri im”

my father, my brother, my son

“1.2.a. indefinite/plural noun + (linking morpheme) të + (pronoun) mi m:”

“dy sy të mi”

(two) both of my eyes

“1.2.b. definite/plural noun + (link. morph.) e + mi m:”

“librat e mi”

my books (the books of mine)

“sytë e mi”

my (the eyes of mine)

“2.1. pronoun placed → before noun, pronoun gender agrees with possessum gender, → restricted to kinship terms, family members:”

“2.1.a. indefinite/singular noun + im m:”

“im gjysh, im atë, im bir”

my grandfather, my father, my son

“Im atë, i dashuri ati im.”

My father, my beloved father.

“3.1. pronoun stands alone, nominal declension of pronoun, pronoun gender agrees with possessum gender (fem. possessor → masc. possessum → masc. pronoun), im m (my) → imi m (mine):”

“Singular: imi”

mine

“(Gheg) i ẽmi (jẽmi)”

(of/the) mine

“Plural: të mitë”

mine

“Ti je imi m.”

You are mine.

“(Gheg) Ti je i m ẽmi m (jẽmi).”

You are (of/the) mine.

“Është imi.”

It is mine.

“(Gheg) Õsht i ẽmi (jẽmi).”

It is (of/the) mine.

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