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German Possessive Articles (mein, dein, sein...)

German possessive articles (mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr) follow the same endings as 'ein'.

Key Rules

  1. 1mein = my, dein = your (informal)
  2. 2sein = his/its, ihr = her
  3. 3unser = our, euer = your (plural informal)
  4. 4ihr/Ihr = their/your (formal)
  5. 5Endings match the noun's gender and case

Examples

Das ist mein Bruder.

This is my brother.

Ich sehe deine Schwester.

I see your sister.

'deine' because 'Schwester' is feminine and accusative.

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