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Intermediate

Possessives & Demonstratives

mein, dein, dieser

Possessive articles

mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr/Ihr.

📊 Possessive articles
Person Possessive
my mein
your (du) dein
his sein
her / their ihr
our unser
your (ihr) euer
your (Sie) Ihr
💬 Examples
mein Buch
my book
📝 mein = my
ihre Mutter
her / their mother
📝 ihr declines: ihre (feminine)
They decline like ein/kein

Endings match gender, number and case.

💬 Examples
meinen Bruder
my brother (acc)
📝 mein → meinen (masculine accusative)
mit meiner Schwester
with my sister (dat)
📝 meiner (feminine dative)
Demonstratives: dieser

dieser = this; the definite article often serves as 'that'.

💬 Examples
dieser Mann
this man
📝 dieser declines like der
Diese Frau ist nett.
This woman is nice.
📝 diese (feminine)