<p>According to Stan (see first comment in the question) and sotondolphin (see other answer), the answer is: Yes.
So:</p>

<pre><code>我们的 -&gt; our
你们的 -&gt; your
他们的 -&gt; their
她们的 -&gt; their
它们的 -&gt; their
</code></pre>

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Starnuto di topo
<p>same rule applys for animal pronouns 它</p>

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sotondolphin
<p>Yes, the suffix <em>de</em> 的 can make any noun (including pronouns) possessive. It has other uses, too, but the possessive is one important case.</p>

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brannerchinese
<p>This is a very basic question about a simple topic that is not really clear to me (curiously, my book doesn't address it, or, more probably, I don't get it).</p>

<p>There are rules to:</p>

<ul>
<li>to pluralize personal pronouns: just add "们" (e.g.: 我 [I] -> 我们 [we])</li>
<li>to make possessive adjective from personal pronouns: just add "的" (e.g.: 我 [I] -> 我的 [my])</li>
</ul>

<p>Can these rules be combined to make possessive adjective for plural pronouns (e.g.: 我 [I] -> 我们的 [our])?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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Yes. 我们的=our, 他们的=their, 你们的=your, etc.
Stan
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it can also be used as : 我们的=ours, 他们的=theirs, 你们的=yours,
sotondolphin
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咱、咱们，您们（www： 过去不提倡用“您们”，如今在语言的实际运用中，说得比较多了）
user6065
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Possessive and plural: usage of 们 and 的
# Possessive and plural: usage of 们 and 的

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-23)

This is a very basic question about a simple topic that is not really clear to me (curiously, my book doesn't address it, or, more probably, I don't get it).

There are rules to:

* to pluralize personal pronouns: just add "们" (e.g.: 我 [I] -> 我们 [we])
* to make possessive adjective from personal pronouns: just add "的" (e.g.: 我 [I] -> 我的 [my])

Can these rules be combined to make possessive adjective for plural pronouns (e.g.: 我 [I] -> 我们的 [our])?

Thanks!

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes. 我们的=our, 他们的=their, 你们的=your, etc.  
> **username_2**: it can also be used as : 我们的=ours, 他们的=theirs, 你们的=yours,  
> **username_3**: 咱、咱们，您们（www： 过去不提倡用“您们”，如今在语言的实际运用中，说得比较多了）  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2015-10-23. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

According to username_1 (see first comment in the question) and username_2 (see other answer), the answer is: Yes.
So:

```
我们的 -> our
你们的 -> your
他们的 -> their
她们的 -> their
它们的 -> their

```


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-23. Score: 2

same rule applys for animal pronouns 它


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-10-26. Score: 1

Yes, the suffix *de* 的 can make any noun (including pronouns) possessive. It has other uses, too, but the possessive is one important case.


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