​Possessive Adjectives
しょゆう けいようし / 所有形容詞

​His Her Their It's

​🧠 Target Language

His (→ a boy’s thing)

​This is his hat.

🧢👦

かれの = his

​🧠 Target Language

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Her → a girl’s thing

​That is her bag.

🎒👧

かのじょの = her

​🧠 Target Language

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Their (→ more than one person’s thing)

​Those are their toys.

👧👦

かれらの = their

あれらは ～です = Those are ~

🧠 Note: かれら includes boys or mixed group. If all girls: かのじょたちの

🧸

🧸

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Its (→ an animal or object’s thing)

​🧠 Target Language

​This is its bone.

🐶🦴

それの = its
ほね = bone

🧠 Explain: we use “it” for animals or things. Not boys or girls.

​🥪 Ken and Emi at Lunch

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Ken and Emi sat together and ate their packed lunches.
Ken opened his lunchbox and started eating his sandwich.
Emi took out her drink and smiled at Ken.
She placed an orange between their lunches and said, “Want some fruit?”
Ken was happy to share and took one slice, thanking her.
Nearby, the class hamster chewed on its snack quietly in its cage.
Ken dropped a napkin and Emi helped him pick it up with her hands.
After eating, they packed away their things and got ready to play.