No. 96 in Afrikaans

my

"My" in Afrikaans means "my" or "mine" in English.

In a sentence

Ek hou van my huis.
I love my house.
Here, 'my' is a possessive pronoun referring to something that belongs to the speaker, i.e., the house.
Kan jy my asseblief help?
Can you please help me?
In this context, 'my' is the object pronoun 'me', referring to the speaker as the person needing help.
My vriendin sê ons moet ontmoet.
My friend says we should meet.
Here, 'my' is again a possessive pronoun, but now used in a different context, referring to ownership or close relation to 'vriendin', meaning 'friend'.

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