{"id":3960,"date":"2012-06-15T13:18:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T13:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2012-06-10T20:24:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-10T20:24:23","slug":"the-genitive-case-possessive-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-genitive-case-possessive-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"The Genitive Case: Possessive Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

In German, there are eight adjectives that show possession: mein<\/em>, dein<\/em>, sein<\/em>, ihr<\/em>, unser<\/em>, euer<\/em>, and ihr<\/em>. Possessive adjectives agree in number, gender and case with the noun (the thing being possessed) they are describing. Today, we have a closer look at the genitive case declension of these possessive adjectives.<\/p>\n

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In order to decline these possession adjectives, you only have to add an particular ending at the end of their stems, which are:<\/p>\n

mein- (my)<\/p>\n

dein- (your; informal sgl.)<\/p>\n

sein- (his)<\/p>\n

ihr- (her)<\/p>\n

unser- (our)<\/p>\n

euer- (your; informal pl.)<\/p>\n

Ihr- (your; formal sgl. and pl.)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the particular ending is always \u2013es for masculine and neuter nouns, and \u2013er for feminin nouns. That results in:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Masculine<\/strong><\/td>\nFeminine<\/strong><\/td>\nNeuter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
meines Mannes<\/td>\nmeiner Frau<\/td>\nmeines Kindes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(of my husband)<\/td>\n(of my wife)<\/td>\n(of my child)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deines Mannes<\/td>\ndeiner Frau<\/td>\ndeines Kindes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(of your husband)<\/td>\n(of your wife)<\/td>\n(of your child)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ihres Mannes<\/td>\nihrer Mutter<\/td>\nihres Kindes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(of her husband)<\/td>\n(of her mother)<\/td>\n(of her child)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
unseres G\u00e4rtners<\/td>\nunserer K\u00f6chin<\/td>\nunseres Abkommens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(of our gardender)<\/td>\n(of our cook; fem.)<\/td>\n(of our arangement)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
eu(e)*res Vaters<\/td>\neu(e)rer Mutter<\/td>\neu(e)res Kindes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(of your Vater; pl.)<\/td>\n(of your mother; pl.)<\/td>\n(of your child; pl.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ihres Mannes<\/td>\nIhrer Frau<\/td>\nIhres Kindes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(of your husband; fml.)<\/td>\n(of your wife; fml.)<\/td>\n(of your child; fml.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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* You can choose whether you would like to spell this word as eue<\/span>res<\/em><\/strong> or eures<\/em><\/strong>, both are correct. Most Germans usually opt for eures or eurer because it is easier to pronnounce than the other one.<\/p>\n

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As you can see in the table, you also have to add the ending -es to the masculine and\/or neuter noun as well. Feminine nouns are usually not declined (with a particular ending) in the genitive case.<\/p>\n

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Example sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Das ist die Uhr meines Mannes. (That\u2019s my husband\u2019s watch.)<\/p>\n

2. Das ist die Tasche meiner Frau. (That\u2019s my wife\u2019s bag.)<\/p>\n

3. Das ist das Spielzeug ihres Kindes. (That\u2019s her child\u2019s toy.)<\/p>\n

4. Das ist der Chef seines Sohnes. (That\u2019s his son\u2019s boss.)<\/p>\n

5. Das ist der Geburtstag eurer Mutter. (That\u2019s your mother\u2019s birthday.)<\/p>\n

6. Das ist das Werkzeug eures Vaters. (That are your father\u2019s tools.)<\/p>\n

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In German, there are eight adjectives that show possession: mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, and ihr. Possessive adjectives agree in number, gender and case with the noun (the thing being possessed) they are describing. Today, we have a closer look at the genitive case declension of these possessive adjectives.   In order to decline…<\/p>\n

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