LingoflyԻմ հեռախօսը and հեռախօսս: two ways to say "my"
"My phone" can be said two ways here, and both are correct. The first is built as in English: a separate word in front — իմ (im) (my), քու (k'u) (your), իր (ir) (his, her), մեր (mer) (our), ձեր (tser) (your pl.), անոնց (anonts) (their). With իմ (im) the article stays: իմ (im) տունը (dunə). For example: “Հեռախօսս (herrakhoss) մոռցած (morrtsadz) եմ (em) տան (dan) մէջ” (mech) — I have left my phone at home.
How it works
"My phone" can be said two ways here, and both are correct. The first is built as in English: a separate word in front — իմ (im) (my), քու (k'u) (your), իր (ir) (his, her), մեր (mer) (our), ձեր (tser) (your pl.), անոնց (anonts) (their). With իմ (im) the article stays: իմ (im) տունը (dunə) (im dunə).
The second way is shorter and more common in speech: the ending sticks to the back of the word. -ս — my, -դ — your: հեռախօսս (herrakhoss), տունդ, անունս, ծնողներս (dznoghners). The suffix takes the article's slot instead of joining it: one slot, one ending.
Then comes an asymmetry: the endings exist only for the first and second person. "His house" has one way only — իր (ir) տունը (dunə) (ir dunə). "Our" and "your (pl.)" too: մեր (mer) բակը (pagə) (mer pagə), ձեր (tser) հասցէն (hastsen) (tser hastsen).
For relatives and your own body, take the ending: մայրս (mayrs), եղբայրս (yeghpayrs), գլուխս կը ցաւի (klukhs gə tsavi). Use separate իմ (im) when the ownership itself is the news: Ասիկա (asiga) իմ (im) տեղն է (asiga im deghn e) — this is MY seat. A third form answers without a noun: իմս (ims), քուկդ (k'ugt), իրենը (irenə) — Այս (ays) գիրքը (kirk'ə) իմս է (ays kirk'ə ims e).
Table
| Who | A word in front | The ending | A separate answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | իմ (im) տունը (dunə) | տունս | իմս է — mine |
| you | քու (k'u) տունը (dunə) | տունդ | քուկդ է — yours |
| he, she | իր (ir) տունը (dunə) | no ending | իրենն է — his, hers |
| we | մեր (mer) տունը (dunə) | no ending | մերն (mern) է — ours |
| you pl. | ձեր (tser) տունը (dunə) | no ending | ձերն է — yours |
| they | անոնց (anonts) տունը (dunə) | no ending | անոնցը — 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?
"My phone" can be said two ways here, and both are correct. The first is built as in English: a separate word in front — իմ (im) (my), քու (k'u) (your), իր (ir) (his, her), մեր (mer) (our), ձեր (tser) (your pl.), անոնց (anonts) (their). With իմ (im) the article stays: իմ (im) տունը (dunə).
My phone with an ending or with a word in front?
"My phone" can be said two ways here, and both are correct. The first is built as in English: a separate word in front — իմ (im) (my), քու (k'u) (your), իր (ir) (his, her), մեր (mer) (our), ձեր (tser) (your pl.), անոնց (anonts) (their). With իմ (im) the article stays: իմ (im) տունը (dunə).
When to use the s ending?
For relatives and your own body, take the ending: մայրս (mayrs), եղբայրս (yeghpayrs), գլուխս կը ցաւի (klukhs gə tsavi). Use separate իմ (im) when the ownership itself is the news: Ասիկա (asiga) իմ (im) տեղն է — this is MY seat. A third form answers without a noun: իմս, քուկդ, իրենը — Այս (ays) գիրքը (kirk'ə) իմս է.
How to say his or her house?
"My phone" can be said two ways here, and both are correct. The first is built as in English: a separate word in front — իմ (im) (my), քու (k'u) (your), իր (ir) (his, her), մեր (mer) (our), ձեր (tser) (your pl.), անոնց (anonts) (their). With իմ (im) the article stays: իմ (im) տունը (dunə).
Ims k'ugt irenə meaning?
"My phone" can be said two ways here, and both are correct. The first is built as in English: a separate word in front — իմ (im) (my), քու (k'u) (your), իր (ir) (his, her), մեր (mer) (our), ձեր (tser) (your pl.), անոնց (anonts) (their). With իմ (im) the article stays: իմ (im) տունը (dunə).
The possessive suffix vs im?
The second way is shorter and more common in speech: the ending sticks to the back of the word. -ս — my, -դ — your: հեռախօսս (herrakhoss), տունդ, անունս, ծնողներս (dznoghners). The suffix takes the article's slot instead of joining it: one slot, one ending.
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Հեռախօսս (herrakhoss) մոռցած (morrtsadz) եմ (em) տան (dan) մէջ” (mech) (herrakhoss morrtsadz em dan mech) — I have 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.