Chinese possessive pronouns

In Chinese, possessive pronouns are formed by adding the character of (de) after the corresponding personal pronoun.

Chinese possessive pronouns do not change form according to number.


Examples:
– My (wǒ de) – my/mine
– your (nǐ de) – your/yours
– his (tā de) – his (masculine)
– her (tā de) – her/hers (feminine)
– its (tā de) – its (neutral)
– our (wǒmen de) – our/ours
– yours (nǐmen de) – your/yours
– theirs (tāmen de) – their/theirs (masculine)
– theirs (tāmen de) – their/theirs (feminine)
– theirs (tāmen de) – their/theirs (neuter)

单数			复数
我的			我们的
你的			你们的
他的	她的	它的	他们的 她们的

The character 的 is NOT used with:
1. Family
2. Spouses
3. Schools and professional establishments