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my  (m)
adj. The possessive form of I1.
1. Used as a modifier before a noun: my boots; my accomplishments.
2. Used preceding various forms of polite, affectionate, or familiar address: My friend, you are so right.
3. Used in various interjectional phrases: My word! My goodness!
interj.
Used as an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, or dismay: Oh, my! What a tiring day!

[Middle English mi, from Old English mn; see me-1 in Indo-European roots. Interj., short for My God!.]

my [maɪ]
determiner
1. of, belonging to, or associated with the speaker or writer (me) my own ideas do you mind my smoking?
2. used in various forms of address my lord my dear boy
3. used in various exclamations my goodness!
interj
an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc. my, how you've grown!
[C12 mī, variant of Old English mīn when preceding a word beginning with a consonant]
Usage: See at me

my
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for Malaysia

MY
abbreviation for
(Transport / Nautical Terms) motor yacht
Translations
my [maɪ]
A. POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → mi; (with plural noun) → mis
my friendmi amigo
my booksmis libros
my two best friendsmis dos mejores amigos
my own carmi propio coche
they stole my carme robaron el coche
I'm washing my hairme estoy lavando la cabeza
I took off my coatme quité el abrigo
B. EXCL¡caramba!

my [maɪ] adj
(gen)mon*(ma), mes pl
my father → mon père
my aunt → ma tante
my parents → mes parents
my friend (male)mon ami; (female)mon amie
(with parts of the body) I want to wash my hair → je voudrais me laver les cheveux
I'm going to clean my teeth → je vais me brosser les dents
I've hurt my foot → je me suis fait mal au pied

my
poss adjmein; I’ve hurt my leg/armich habe mir das Bein/den Arm verletzt; my father and mothermein Vater und meine Mutter; of course, my darlingnatürlich, Liebling; in my countrybei uns, in meinem Land (form); my God!mein Gott!; my goodness!(du) meine Güte!
interj (surprise) → (du) meine Güte, du liebe Zeit; (delight) → ach, oh; my, my, hasn’t she grown!nein so was, die ist vielleicht groß geworden

my [maɪ] poss adjil/la mio/a, pl i/le miei/mie
this is my house → questa è la mia casa
my brother → mio fratello
my [maɪ] poss adjil/la mio/a, pl i/le miei/mie
this is my house → questa è la mia casa
my brother → mio fratello

my
adj my [mai]
of or belonging to me That is my book; I hurt my leg; She borrowed my pen. my لي، خاصَّتي мой můj, má, mé min; mine; mit mein/-e μου mi, mis minu مال من minun mon/ma/mes שֶׁלִי मेरा moj (az én) -m, -am, -em stb. milik saya minn mio, mia, miei, mie 私の 나의 mano, savo mans; savs kepunyaan(saya) mijn min, mitt, mine mój meu meu, mea, mei, mele мой môj, moja, moje moj moj min, mitt, mina ของฉัน benim 我的 мій; такий, що належить мені میرا của tôi
interj
used to express surprise My, how you've grown! alla wêreld تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الدَّهْشَه Мили Боже! no né! du godeste! meine Güte ποπό! (επιφ.) ¡Dios mío! kanäe! اى واى jestas par exemple! הוֹי मेरा gle! a kutyafáját! wah! ja, hérna! (perbacco!) まあ 어머나, 이런, 저런 vaje! ai! neticami! wah! lieve help! å!; du store! Nie do wiary! caramba Doamne! вот это да!, подумать только! no nie! mojbog! bože kors!, nä men! คำอุทาน Aman!; Vay!; Hayret! 哎呀 тільки подумай! حیرانی ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ chao ôi!
pron myˈself
1 used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror. myself نَفْسي: تُعْكِس العَمَل على الفاعِل себе си se, sebe mig selv (ich, mir, mich) selbst τον εαυτό μου me; mi (con una preposición) (mind) ennast شخص خودم itseäni, itseni me, moi אֲנִי בְּעַצמִי स्वयं ही se, sebe magam(at) diri sendiri mig mi, me stesso 私自身を (재귀) 나 자신(에게, 을) -si-, sau, save sev; sevi diri sendiri mijzelf meg (selv) się mim próprio (pe) mine, mă себя sa, seba se sebe mig ตัวของฉัน kendime, kendimi 我自己 себе; собі خود میں، میں نے خود chính bản thân tôi
2 used to emphasize I, ~me or the name of the speaker or writer I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself. self نَفْسي: للتَّوكيد аз самият sám selv (ich, mir, mich) selbst (εγώ) ο ίδιος yo mismo; yo misma (mina) ise من خودم itse moi-même אֲנִי בְּעַצמִי जोर देने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है ja osobno magam saya sendiri sjálfur io stesso, proprio io, in persona 私自身 (강조) 나 자신 (aš) pats []pats diri sendiri zelf jeg/meg selv, selv (ja) sam, osobiście eu próprio (eu) însumi сам, сама sám jaz sam sam själv ตัวของฉันเอง kendim, ben (用于強調)我本人 сам اپنی ذات پر تاکید nhấn mạnh bản thân

see also mine1 .


my ي: ضمير المتكلم المضاف إليه můj min mein δικός μου mi minun mon moj mio 私の 나의 mijn min mój meu мой min ของฉัน benim của tôi 我的


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