Example 29-69

Wie se boek is dit? Dis ons s'n, julle s'n, hulle s'n, u s'n.
Wie
who
se
poss
boek
book
is
is
dit?
it
Dis
3sg=s
ons
1pl
s'n,
poss
julle
2pl
s'n,
poss
hulle
3pl
s'n,
poss
u
2.pol
s'n.
poss
Whose book is it? It's ours, yours, theirs, yours (polite).
Comment:
Standardly, there is no possessive form for the third person neuter (dit - 'it'). Colloquially, speakers employ dit s'n [3SG POSS]; e.g. Q: Watter huis s'n is dit? [which house POSS is it] 'Which house's is it?/Which house does it belong to?' - A: Dit s'n [3SG POSS] 'its'. Or also: Hierdie/Daardie s'n [PROX.DEM/DIST.DEM POSS] 'this's/that's'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge