Possesiv Artikel in German
Hallo liebe Leute!! Whenever you are forming a sentence in German; you can’t skip possessive articles. Possessive articles indicate ownership/ belonging. In other words, they describe to whom something or someone belongs. These are words like my, your, his, their, etc.
Consider following examples-
Meine Mutter ist nett. – My Mother is kind.
Dein Handy ist teuer. – Your Phone is expensive.
Ihr Kuli ist kaputt. – Her pen is broken.
Just like definite, indefinite and negation articles; these articles (they are also called as possessive pronouns sometimes) also change to state the case the noun in front of them is using.
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They are classified as:
mein – my
dein – your (singular)
sein – his
ihr – her
unser – our
euer – your (plural)
ihr – their
Ihr – your (formal)
How to use them in sentences :
First, you need to choose the appropriate possessive article from the table above, Eg- mein, dein, sein, etc. You need to know the gender of the noun you are showing the possession of, Eg- if you want to say ‘my Car‘ in German, you need to know that Auto is a neuter noun. These articles have to take the same endings as the indefinite article ein. And Possessive articles always precede a noun.
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1.Possesiv artikel in nominativ-
Indefinite article – M : ein F : eine N : ein Plu : none
Eg- 1) Das ist mein Hund. (That is my Dog.)
2) Sein Bruder heißt Saurabh. (His brother is called Saurabh.)
3) Ihr Laptop ist grau. (Her Laptop is grey.)
4) Unsere Deutschlehrerin ist hübsch. (Our German teacher is pretty.)
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2.Possesiv artikel in akkusativ-
The accusative case is used to mark the direct object of a sentence. In the accusative case possessive articles have an ‘en’ ending for the masculine and an ‘e’ ending for the feminine and plural.
Indefinite article – M : einen F : eine N : ein Plu : none
Eg- 1) Kennst du meinen Bruder? (Do you know my brother?)
2) Sie sieht wie deine Schwester aus. (She looks like your sister.)
3) Habt ihr eure Schuhe gefunden? (Have you all found your shoes?)
4) Haben Sie unser Kind gesehen? (Have you seen our child?)
3.Possesiv artikel in dativ-
The dative case is used to mark the indirect object of a sentence. In the dative case possessive articles have an ’em’ ending for the masculine and neuter, an ‘er’ ending for the feminine and ‘en’ ending for the plural. Plural nouns also get an ‘n’ ending. Eg- Ich gehe raus mit meinen Freunden.
Indefinite article – M : einem F : einer N : einem Plu : none
Eg- 1) Ich laufe gern mit meinem Hund. (I like to run with my dog.)
2) Geht ihr zu ihrer Schule? (Do you all go to her school?)
3) Wir kommen jetzt aus unserem Haus. (We’re coming out of our house now.)
4) Er wohnt noch bei seinen Eltern. (He still lives with his parents.)
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4.Possesiv artikel in genetiv-
The genitive case is used to mark possessive nouns in a sentence. In the genitive case possessive articles have an ‘es’ ending for the masculine and neuter and an ‘er’ ending for the feminine and plural. Masculine and neuter nouns also get an ‘s/es’ ending. Eg- Sie ist die Freundin meines Bruders.
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Indefinite article – M : eines F : einer N : eines Plu : none
Eg- 1) Ist er der Freund deiner Schwester? (Is he your sister’s boyfriend?)
2) Sieht ihr das Haus meines Onkels? (Do you see my uncle’s house?)
3) Wie findest du das neue Haus deiner Eltern? (What do you think of your parents’ new house?)
4) Das Kind ihrer Tante heißt Nishant. (Her Aunt’s child is called Nishant.)
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Aditi Kulkarni
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