German Possessive Articles and Adjectives
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In German, it’s important to know possessive adjectives: important words like my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. Whether you’re referring to a pet, a car, a snack, or whatever … start using more descriptive words to show belonging...
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Possessive adjectives (also called possessive articles) show possession. In English, these are: mine, your, his, her, its, our, your (“y’all’s”), and their. These pronouns have endings that match those of the indefinite/negative articles (altogether known as “ein” words), as shown in the tables below.
Nominative
![German Possessive Articles and Adjectives 2 allepossessivartikel nominativ 1 jpg](https://corelanguages8.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/allepossessivartikel-nominativ-1-jpg.jpg)
Accusative
![German Possessive Articles and Adjectives 3 allepossessivartikel akkusativ jpg](https://corelanguages8.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/allepossessivartikel-akkusativ-jpg.jpg)
Dative
![German Possessive Articles and Adjectives 4 possessivartikel dativ 1 jpg](https://corelanguages8.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/possessivartikel-dativ-1-jpg.jpg)
Genitive
![German Possessive Articles and Adjectives 5 possessivartikel genitiv jpg](https://corelanguages8.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/possessivartikel-genitiv-jpg.jpg)
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