My and your in the instrumental

In a previous lesson we saw how, as long as we remember how adjectives end in different cases, we can think out the different forms of my and your.

We saw how the endings of 'my' and 'your' match the endings of adjectives in different cases:

Masculine: My new car - Mój nowy samochód
Feminine: My new map - Moja nowa mapa
Neuter: My old beer - Moje stare piwo
Accusative Feminine: I have my new map - Mam moją nową mapę
Accusative Masculine (Animate): I like my new doctor - Lubię mojego nowego lekarza
Genetive Feminine: I'm looking for my new map - Szukam mojej nowej mapy
Genetive Masculine/Neuter: I don't have my old smartphone - Nie mam mojego starego smartfona

Once again in the Instrumental case we can see these patterns in 'my':

Instrumental Feminine Noun: I have a problem with my new map - Mam problem z moją nową mapą
Instrumental Masculine/Neuter Noun: I have a problem with my old smartphone - Mam problem z moim starym smartfonem

And we can also see them for 'your'

Instrumental Feminine Noun: I have a problem with your new map - Mam problem z twoją nową mapą
Instrumental Masculine/Neuter Noun: I have a problem with your old smartphone - Mam problem z twoim starym smartfonem

Remember each part of a sentence has it's own case. In the following the first half of the sentence is Genetive (because something is missing) and the second half is Instrumental (because it comes after 'z').

I don't have a problem with your problem - Nie mam problemu z twoim problemem

So once we remember the adjective endings for each case we pretty much know the endings for 'my' and 'your'. They should quite literally be rhyming in most cases!

Let's think this out with a new word:

Wife - Żona

So how would you say:

I like to be with my new wife -
Do you like to be with your new wife? -
I have a problem with my new car -
He has a problem with your old house -
Do you have a problem with your new computer? -

Heads up!

In Polish the default is 'my' so if we are talking about 'my car' or 'my wife' we can simply say:

Mam problem z samochodem
Lubię być z żoną

You might say 'my' when you need to be clear who or what you are talking about but otherwise we don't use it. For the purposes of this lesson, so you get the practice in, all the exercises will need you to specify 'my' but be prepared to hear people talking about their 'samochód' without using 'my'.

Go slow!

The exercises for this lesson will take time. You may need to check your notes or scroll up to the lesson learning points several times.

This is normal.

By repeating the learning points using these interactive exercises over several days you will become faster and the knowledge will embed better in your long term memory.

My and Your and the cases

click and drag these 'my' and 'your' forms into the right cases

Drag and drop all the dark blue boxes to their correct locations

Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise

Match the cases of my and your

Match the endings of my and your with their correct gender and case

Tap on each pair to make them disappear.

Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise

mojej

my (masculine genetive)

moja

your (feminine genetive)

twój

twoje

your (feminine nominative)

my (feminine nominative)

moje

mój

twojego

twojej

your (masculine genetive)

twoją

my (feminine instrumental/accusative)

your (feminine instrumental/accusative)

twoim

moją

mojego

my (masculine nominative)

your (neuter nominative)

your (masculine nominative)

my (neuter nominative)

twoja

my (feminine genetive)

your (masculine/neuter instrumental)

Think out the Polish

Practice the phrases in this lesson by thinking them out.

Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise

I have a problem with my new map	q3\|Mam problem z moją nową mapą

I have a problem with my old smartphone	q3\|Mam problem z moim starym smartfonem

I have a problem with your new map	q3\|Mam problem z twoją nową mapą

I have a problem with your old smartphone

I don't have a problem with your problem	q3\|Nie mam problemu z twoim problemem

I like to be with my new wife	q3\|Lubię być z moją nową żoną

Do you like to be with your new wife?

I have a problem with my new car	q3\|Mam problem z moim nowym samochodem

He has a problem with your old house	q3\|On ma problem z twoim starym domem

Do you have a problem with your new computer?

I know that she has a problem with your new wife

I want (it) with my old wine	q3\|Chcę z moim starym winem

She wants (it) with your new music	q3\|Ona chce z twoją nową muzyką

We have a problem with your town	q3\|Mamy problem z twoim miastem

I think that he has a problem with your son	(syn)

He thinks that I have a problem with your sister	(siostra)

He is with your brother	(brat) q3\|On jest z twoim bratem

I am with your clever son	(syn) q3\|Jestem z twoim mądrym synem

She is with my wife	q3\|Ona jest z moją żoną

Why is she with my wife?	q3\|Dlaczego ona jest z moją żoną?

Do you think that he has a problem with your new (male) boss?	(szef)

Gdańsk is my town	q3\|Gdańsk jest moim miastem

Ewa is my sister	q3\|Ewa jest moją siostrą

Lublin is your town	q3\|Lublin jest twoim miastem

Is Lublin your town?	q3\|Czy Lublin jest twoim miastem?

Ewa is your sister	q3\|Ewa jest twoją siostrą

Is Ewa your sister?	q3\|Czy Ewa jest twoją siostrą?