My, your, his: amar, tomar
You and respect
My, your, his: amar, tomar
Pronouns make their of form with -r, and the pronoun changes a little: ami (I) becomes amar (my).
Which ending
for ami (I)
amar
For example
amar boi
my book
for apni (you, respectful), tumi (you), tui (you, intimate)
apnar, tomar, tor
For example
tomar nam
your name
for uni (he or she, respectful), o (he or she), se (he or she)
onar, or, tar
For example
or bari
his or her house
for amra (we), tomra (you all), ora (they)
amader, tomader, oder
For example
amader gram
our village
About this rule
How to tell
Match the owner word to the you you would use:
apni (you, respectful) gives apnar (your)
tumi (you) gives tomar (your)
tui (you, intimate) gives tor (your)
For he or she:
uni (he or she, respectful) gives onar (his or her)
o (he or she) gives or (his or her)
se (he or she) gives tar (his or her)
Why it works
These are the same -r ending as gari-r (of the car), on a slightly changed pronoun:
ami (I) becomes ama-r (my)
tumi (you) becomes toma-r (your)
Good to know
Amar (my) also starts sentences about likes, needs and feelings: Amar bhalo lage (I like it). See I like, I need.
Examples
What's your name? (respectful)
Apnar nam ki?
Word by wordyour(resp) name what
My phone isn't working.
Amar phone kaj korchhe na.
Word by wordmy phone work is-doing not
Her house is far away.
Or bari onek dur-e.
Word by wordher house very far-at
His father is a teacher. (respectful)
Onar baba shikkhok.
Word by wordhis(resp) father teacher
Our village
Amader gram
Word by wordour village
Slips to avoid
With someone you call apni (you, respectful), the owner word is apnar (your).
Ami (I) changes to ama- before -r.