teirra
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
teirra (genitive plural)
Usage notesEdit
- teirra hús - their house
- hatta er teirra bátur - that is their boat
- minningardagur teirra sjólátnu - 1. November, Remembrance Day for the drowned seamen (under World War II)
- tað var ímóti teirra vilja - this was against their will
- foreldur teirra - their parents
- børn teirra - their children
- teirra býttlingar! - you idiots!
- hon fór niðan til teirra - she went up to them
DeclensionEdit
Faroese personal pronouns
| Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn) | |||||
| Singular (eintal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eg, jeg | tú | hann | hon | tað |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | meg, mjeg | teg, tjeg | hana | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mær | tær | honum | henni | tí |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | mín | tín | hansara, hans† | hennara, hennar† | tess |
| Plural (fleirtal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | vit | tit | teir | tær | tey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | okkum | tykkum | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum, teim† | ||||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | okkara | tykkara | teirra | ||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (the examples of this entry are taken from there)