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Possessivpronomen im Nominativ

Possessive pronouns in nominative

Concept

Possessive pronouns

Possessive pronouns show ownership: mein (my father), dein (your brother), sein (his sister — when the owner is er/es), ihr (her mother — when the owner is sie), unser, euer. The ending matches the gender of the noun that follows — feminine: «meine Mutter», masculine: «mein Vater».

Rule

mein/dein/sein/ihr — Possessivpronomen. Im Nominativ: feminin (die) und Plural (die) bekommen die Endung -e (meine Mutter, meine Eltern). Maskulin (der) und neutrum (das) — keine Endung (mein Vater, mein Kind).

mein/dein/sein/ihr — possessive pronouns. In nominative: feminine (die) and plural (die) take -e (meine Mutter, meine Eltern). Masculine (der) and neuter (das) take no ending (mein Vater, mein Kind).

Examples

  • Das ist meine Mutter.

    This is my mother.

  • Das ist mein Vater.

    This is my father.

  • Das sind meine Eltern.

    These are my parents.

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