bought <a/my> hat

[jakartaman]

We say...
I bought a hat yesterday.
I bought a bag yesterday.

Would it be strange if I said, "I bought my hat yesterday" since only someone else can buy my own stuff, not me?

What if I was wearing the hat I bought yesterday and said, "I bought my hat yesterday"?

 

[owlman5]

What if I was wearing the hat I bought yesterday and said, "I bought my hat yesterday"?

"My hat" is ordinary in this situation, jakartaman. It would also be normal to use "the hat" in that sentence. You can use whichever one you want to. If you want to emphasize the idea that the hat is yours, you can use "my hat."

 

[jakartaman]

Thank you, owlman.

So if I don't have a hat with me--I'm just talking about buying a hat yesterday, do I have to use "a hat" then?

 

[owlman5]

It would be unusual to use "my hat" in that situation unless you had already mentioned that you owned a hat.

 

[jakartaman]

Thank you very much!!