Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Би гэртээ байна.
I am at my (own) home.
Тэр номоо авна.
He takes his (own) book.
Бид гэрээ цэвэрлэнэ.
We clean our (own) house.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Reflexive possessive suffix -аа/-ээ/-оо/-өө: subject-ийн гэрт → гэртээ (at one's OWN home). Subject маягийн эзэмшлийг илэрхийлнэ.
Би гэртээ байна (I am at MY home). Тэр гэртээ байна (He is at HIS OWN home). Ялгаа: хэн гэрт болохыг тодруулна.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesUsing regular possessive instead of reflexive, losing 'own' meaning
Choosing wrong reflexive vowel (-аа/-ээ/-оо/-өө)
Би гэртээ байна.
I am at my (own) home.
Гэртээ = гэр (home) + -т (locative) + -ээ (reflexive). Implies own home.
Тэр номоо авна.
He takes his (own) book.
Номоо = ном + -оо (reflexive possessive accusative). Subject owns it.
Бид гэрээ цэвэрлэнэ.
We clean our (own) house.
Reflexive works for all persons; гэрээ indicates the house belongs to the subject.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises