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German Grammar 109 – Possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives are words like “my“, “your“, “her“ and so on which indicate that something belongs to somebody. They are very similar in German and in English.


Here’s an overview, first in English then in German:

I – my
you – your
he – his
she – her
it – its
we – our
you – your
they – their
you – your

ich – mein
du – dein (singular, informal)
er – sein
sie – ihr
es – sein
wir – unser
ihr – euer (plural, informal)
sie – ihr
Sie – Ihr (singular and plural, formal)

Possessive adjectives require endings depending on gender, whether they are singular or plural, and the case of the noun they are linked to.

In the nominative case a simple -e is added when the noun is feminine and/or plural. An exception here is “euer“, which changes to “eure“ when the noun is feminine and/or plural.

Here are some examples of nouns with different genders and in singular and plural forms:

Das ist mein Haus.
That is my house. (“das Haus“ is neuter and singular)

Sind das deine Schwestern?
Are these your sisters? (“Schwestern“ is plural)

Das ist eure Katze.
That is your cat. (“die Katze“ is feminine and singular)

Das ist unser Zug.
That is our train. (“der Zug“ is masculine and singular)

Das ist Ihr Telefon.
That is your telephone. (“das Telefon“ is neuter and sing.)

Das sind unsere Jacken.
That are our jackets. (“Jacken“ is plural)

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Grammar
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives


Exercises
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To Be - Sein
105 To Have - Haben
106 Regular Present
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Vocabulary lists
101 Numbers
102 Family
103 Greetings
104 Food & Drink
105 Time
106 Rooms
107 City
108 Questions
109 Household Objects
110 Jobs

Listening practice
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Dialogues
101 Tourist Information
102 Restaurant
103 Phone Call
104 Directions
105 Shopping
106 Calling In Sick
107 Doctor & Patient
108 Ticket Office
109 Taxi
110 Hotel

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