Possessive adjectives in the genitive
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Possessive adjectives in the genitive
Reminder: The genitive is used to indicate ownership (and can often be translated using "of").
Die Tür meines Hotels ist rot.
The door of my hotel is red.
These are the endings we add in the genitive:
| Maskulin / Neutrum | feminin / Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | meines Bruders | meiner Lampe |
| du | deines Mannes | deiner Schwester |
| er / es | seines Autos | seiner Töchter |
| sie | ihres Hotels | ihrer Kamera |
| wir | unseres Sohn(e)s | unserer Mutter |
| ihr | eures Hauses | eurer Schwester |
| sie / Sie | ihres / Ihres Kleid(e)s | ihrer / Ihrer Katzen |
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