Coptic Grammar

Daniel_Kyrillos

I have a couple questions regarding Coptic grammar: 

If I were to say something like "My table" where I am a male but the noun table is female, is it ta or pa?

When are the different definite articles (pi/ep/ef and ti/et/eth) used? 

What are some basic rules of verb conjugation?

Pray for me.

ophadece

Dear @Daniel_Kyrillos
I don't believe that this space is enough for a crash grammar course especially for verb conjugations and other articles. However, in answer to your first question, it does not matter if you are masculine or feminine. You use "ba" or "ta" depending on the gender of the object. Examples are: "ta'trabeza", "baiwd", "banowi", "ta'chimi", etc.
Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ̀ϭⲥ

bashandy

It is best to think of possessive adjectives in Coptic akin to French, so in the example you mentioned. The gender of the noun remains constant so it will be:
e.g.
ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ: ϯⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ: my table
ⲧⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ: ϯⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ my table
ⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ: ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ: my woman (my wife)
ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ: ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ my sister
ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ: ϯϫⲟⲙ: my power

The possessive adj. for a single masculine noun
ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ: my table
ⲧⲉⲕⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ your (single masculine) table
ⲧⲉⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ your (sing. f.) table
ⲧⲉϥⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ his table
ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ her table
ⲧⲉⲛⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ our table
ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ your (pl.) table
ⲧⲟⲩⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ their table

The possessive adj. of a single feminine noun
ⲡⲁⲁⲫⲟⲧ: my cup
ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲫⲟⲧ: your (sing. m.) cup
ⲡⲉⲁⲫⲟⲧ your (sing. f.) cup
ⲡⲉϥⲁⲫⲟⲧ: his cup
ⲡⲉⲥⲁⲫⲟⲧ: her cup
ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲫⲟⲧ: our cup
ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲫⲟⲧ: your (pl.) cup
ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲧ: their cup

The possessive adj. of a plural noun
ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ: our hands
ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ: your (sing, m.) hands
ⲛⲉϫⲓϫ: your (sing. f.) hands
ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ: his hands
ⲛⲉⲥϫⲓϫ: her hands
ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ: our hands
ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ: your (pl.) hands
ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ: their hands