Like the English: "Make it yours", can we do "Fac/redde/puta id tuum"?
I find no reason to rule that usage out, but, so far, I find no classical examples either.
Do we have any example of this usage?
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English "yours" isn't just the possessive adjective used substantively, there's a derivational step involved.– CairnarvonCommented Aug 2 at 21:26
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booksnbackpacks.com/latin-possessive-pronouns-and-adjectives– Antônio SilvaCommented Aug 2 at 23:58
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Related– Draconis ♦Commented Aug 3 at 4:11
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It seems to be possible. Here is a nice example from Seneca (quoting Lucilius):
Non est tuum, fortuna quod fecit tuum. (SenPhil.Ep.8.10.2)
What Fortune has made yours is not (really) yours.