Our in Malayalam
Our is നമ്മുടെ (nammude), the possessive built on the inclusive we, as in our house or our country. It stays the same whatever is being possessed, so no agreement is needed.
Most common translation
Our.
ഇത് നമ്മുടെ വീടാണ്.
ithu nammude veedaanu.
This is our house.
All Malayalam words for “our”
- നമ്മുടെ (nammude) — Our.
- അനുകരണസിദ്ധാന്തം (anukarana sidhantham) — Doctrine of imitation, the theory that certain sounds in our languages are formed by imitation.
The other entry, anukarana sidhantham, is a term from linguistics about imitation and has nothing to do with the possessive.
Common questions
How do you say our in Malayalam?
നമ്മുടെ (nammude).
Does nammude include the person being spoken to?
Yes. It comes from the we that takes in the listener.