LingoflyԻմ հեռախոսը and հեռախոսս: two ways to say 'my'
'My phone' can be said two ways, and both are right. The first feels familiar: a separate word in front — իմ (im), քո (k'o), նրա (nra), մեր (mer), ձեր (dzer), նրանց (nrants). Իմ (im) հեռախոսը (herrakhosə) նստել (nstel) է — my phone has died. For example: “Հեռախոսս (herrakhoss) մոռացել (morratsel) եմ (em) տանը” (tanə) — I left my phone at home. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
'My phone' can be said two ways, and both are right. The first feels familiar: a separate word in front — իմ (im), քո (k'o), նրա (nra), մեր (mer), ձեր (dzer), նրանց (nrants). Իմ (im) հեռախոսը (herrakhosə) նստել (nstel) է (im herrakhosə nstel e) — my phone has died.
The second is shorter and far commoner in speech. -ս (my) and -դ (your) glue onto the back of the word: հեռախոսս (herrakhoss), տունդ, անունս.
The ending takes the place of the -ը tail, it is not piled on top: not 'հեռախոսըս' but հեռախոսս (herrakhoss). And it exists only for 'my' and 'your'. 'His house' has one shape only: նրա (nra) տունը (tunə) (nra tunə).
For relatives and your own body the ending wins almost always: մայրս (mayrs), գլուխս ցավում է (glukhs tsavum e). The separate իմ (im) comes out when the ownership itself is the news: Սա (sa) իմ (im) տեղն է — this seat is mine.
Table
| Who | By a word in front | By an ending | Standing answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | իմ (im) տունը (tunə) | տունս | իմն է — mine |
| you | քո (k'o) տունը (tunə) | տունդ | քոնն է — yours |
| he, she | նրա (nra) տունը (tunə) | no ending | նրանն է — his, hers |
| we | մեր (mer) տունը (tunə) | no ending | մերն (mern) է — ours |
| you (pl.) | ձեր (dzer) տունը (tunə) | no ending | ձերն է — yours |
| they | նրանց (nrants) տունը (tunə) | no ending | նրանցն է — theirs |
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Two ways to say my in Armenian?
'My phone' can be said two ways, and both are right. The first feels familiar: a separate word in front — իմ (im), քո (k'o), նրա (nra), մեր (mer), ձեր (dzer), նրանց (nrants). Իմ (im) հեռախոսը (herrakhosə) նստել (nstel) է — my phone has died.
Իմ (im) հեռախոսը (herrakhosə) vs հեռախոսս (herrakhoss)?
'My phone' can be said two ways, and both are right. The first feels familiar: a separate word in front — իմ (im), քո (k'o), նրա (nra), մեր (mer), ձեր (dzer), նրանց (nrants). Իմ (im) հեռախոսը (herrakhosə) նստել (nstel) է — my phone has died.
How to say his house in Armenian?
The ending takes the place of the -ը tail, it is not piled on top: not 'հեռախոսըս' but հեռախոսս (herrakhoss). And it exists only for 'my' and 'your'. 'His house' has one shape only: նրա (nra) տունը (tunə).
Why հեռախոսըս is impossible?
The second is shorter and far commoner in speech. -ս (my) and -դ (your) glue onto the back of the word: հեռախոսս (herrakhoss), տունդ, անունս.
Armenian ending ս meaning my?
The ending takes the place of the -ը tail, it is not piled on top: not 'հեռախոսըս' but հեռախոսս (herrakhoss). And it exists only for 'my' and 'your'. 'His house' has one shape only: նրա (nra) տունը (tunə).
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Հեռախոսս (herrakhoss) մոռացել (morratsel) եմ (em) տանը” (tanə) (herrakhoss morratsel em tanə) — I left my phone at home. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.