Possessive adjectives in German
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This chapter will deal with the possessive form of adjectives.
Possessive adjectives are used to indicate possession or relationship. This concept is very similar to the possessive pronouns. To make sure you get the difference, have a look at the following table. Each personal pronoun has an appropriate possessive adjective.
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Singular | Personal pronoun | Possessive adjective |
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1st person | ich (I) | mein (my) |
2nd person | du (you) | dein (your) |
3rd person masculine | er (he) | sein (his) |
3rd person feminine | sie (she) | ihr (her) |
3rd person neuter | es (it) | sein (its) |
formal | Sie (you) | Ihr (your) |
Plural | Personal pronoun | Possessive adjective |
---|---|---|
1st person | wir (we) | unser (our) |
2nd person | ihr (you) | euer (your) |
3rd person | sie (they) | ihr (their) |
formal | Sie (you) | Ihr (your) |
The formal possessive adjective is always written with a capital letter. However, dein and euer can also be capitalized, when written in a letter, but this is optional.
Because the possessive adjective stands right in front of the noun of a sentence, the adjective needs to be declined according to the gender, number and case of the noun. To do so, you have to use the declension for indefinite articles (ein, kein, etc.) and to declense it in the following way:
Possessive adjective endings | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | mein - / Bruder | mein - e Schwester | mein - / Kind | mein - e Kinder |
Accusative | mein - en Bruder | mein - e Schwester | mein - / Kind | mein - e Kinder |
Dative | mein - em Bruder | mein - er Schwester | mein - em Kind | mein - en Kindern |
Genitive | mein - es Bruders | mein - er Schwester | mein - es Kindes | mein - er Kinder |
Watch out, because there is no ending of the possessive adjective in nominative masculine, nominative neuter and accusative Neuter. The possessive adjective just comes is his main form.
You might think that there isn't a huge difference between this two types of possessive words. But in fact there is.
Sentence with possessive pronoun | Sentence with possessive adjectives |
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Das Fahrrad ist meins./Das ist meins. (The bicycle is mine.) | Das ist mein Fahrrad. (This is my bicycle.) |
Die braune Katze ist ihre. (The brown cat is hers.) | Ihre Katze ist braun. (Her cat is brown.) |
Wessen Auto ist das? Deins? (Whose car is this? Yours?) | Wessen Auto ist das? Ist es dein Auto? (Whose car is this? Is it your car?) |
Ist dieser Stift deiner? (Is this pen yours?) | Ist das dein Stift? (Is that your pen?) |
By using the possessive euer, the endings are normally put to eur- (e.g. euren, eure, eurem).
To get a deeper understanding of possessive pronoun, have look at the chapter about prossessive pronouns in German.
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