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Index

a) the 7 conjugations of verbs – ha-binyanim
b) the genitive (eg king Lear’s death)
c) the possessive pronoun (my, your, his etc.)
d) the possessive ending appended to the noun
e) forming the accusative with the preposition et
f) the first binyan: the active conjugation pa’al

By adding a possessive ending to the preposition of – shel, you get the possessive pronoun my, your etc.

singularplural
shel + endingmalefemalemalefemale
1st personmyשליourשלנו
shelishelanu
2nd personyourשלךשלךyourשלכםשלכן
shelchahshelachshelachemshelachen
3rd personhis / herשלושלהtheirשלהםשלהן
sheloshelahshelahem shelahen

Examples:

The possessive pronoun is always placed after the noun.

my husbandha-ba'al sheliהבעל שלי
your girlfriendha-chaverah shelachהחברה שלך
our bossha-menahel shelanuהמנהל שלנו