Possessive pronouns in the nominative in German
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Possessive pronouns in the nominative
Possessive pronouns such as meiner (mine), deiner (yours) or unsere (ours) replace a noun that has been mentioned previously. They must have the same gender as that noun.
-Ist das dein Hotel? -Ja, das ist mein(e)s. (das Hotel, neutrum = meins, neutrum)
-Is this your hotel? -Yes, it's mine. (the ‑s ending of meins corresponds to the neuter das Hotel)
-Gehört ihm die Tasche? -Ja, das ist seine. (die Tasche, feminin = seine, feminin)
-Does the bag belong to him? -Yes, it's his. (the ‑e ending of seine corresponds to the feminine die Tasche)
Possessive pronouns take the same endings as definite articles (der, die and das):
| Maskulin | Feminin / Plural | Neutrum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | meiner | meine | mein(e)s |
| du | deiner | deine | dein(e)s |
| er / es | seiner | seine | sein(e)s |
| sie | ihrer | ihre | ihr(e)s |
| wir | unserer | unsere | uns(e)res |
| ihr | eurer | eure | eures |
| sie / Sie | ihrer / Ihrer | ihre / Ihre | ihr(e)s / Ihr(e)s |
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