mobilnya
Mobilnya is a possessive construction in Indonesian that combines the noun mobil (car) with the third-person possessive clitic -nya. The combination functions as a pronoun determiner meaning his car, her car, its car, or their car, depending on the discourse context. The form does not specify the owner; the owner is inferred from prior mentions or surrounding text.
In everyday Indonesian, -nya attaches directly to the possessed noun with no space, so mobilnya means “his/her/its
- Mobilnya baru. (His/her car is new.)
- Saya kehilangan mobilnya. (I lost his/her car.)
- Mobilnya di garasi. (His/her car is in the garage.)
The pronoun reference depends on context; without clear context, mobilnya can be ambiguous about who owns the
- For greater explicitness or formality, speakers may use miliknya or milik orang tersebut, or specify the
- The -nya form is gender-neutral and does not indicate number beyond what the possessed noun conveys;
Understanding mobilnya involves recognizing how Indonesian uses clitic possessives to create compact, context-dependent references to possessions,