my
déterminantinterjectiontop 100 des dialogues de films
- Canada//mʌɪ//
- Canada/[məi̯]/
- //maɪ//
- //mə//
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. Belonging to me.
déterminant
- 1
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. Belonging to me.
I can't find my book.
Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.
- 2
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. Associated with me.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
- 3
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. Related to me.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,
- 4
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. In the possession of me.
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
Étymologie
From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.) (possessive of *ek (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *méynos (“my; mine”). Cognate with West Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”), Swedish min (“my”). More at me.
interjection
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Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
My, what big teeth you have!
My, you’re a pretty one!
Étymologie
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my God.
my · First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. Belonging to me.
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