0Aim of this section is to learn the possessive pronous and their use in the four cases.
| German | English |
| Kennst du seinen Namen? Ich schicke deiner Schwester eine Nachricht. | Do you know his name? I send a message to your sister. |
The problem - endings
The real problem are once again the endings.
They depend on the gender, numerus and case of the noun.
To choose the correct ending you need exactly the same rules which we already used in Adjektivendungen.
TABLES:
“declension" of the possessive pronoun: mein (=my)
| case | singular | plural | ||
| male | female | neuter | - | |
| nominative | mein Mann | meine Frau | mein Kind | meine Kinder |
| genitive | meines Mannes | meiner Frau | meines Kindes | meiner Kinder |
| dative | meinem Mann | meiner Frau | meinem Kind | meinen Kindern |
| accusative | meinen Mann | meine Frau | mein Kind | meine Kinder |
"declension" of the possessive pronoun: dein (=your, singular)
| case | singular | plural | ||
| male | female | neuter | - | |
| nominative | dein Mann | deine Frau | dein Kind | deine Kinder |
| genitive | deines Mannes | deiner Frau | deines Kindes | deiner Kinder |
| dative | deinem Mann | deiner Frau | deinem Kind | deinen Kindern |
| accusative | deinen Mann | deine Frau | dein Kind | deine Kinder |
"declension" of the possessive pronoun: sein (=his, its)
| case | singular | plural | ||
| male | female | neuter | - | |
| nominative | sein Mann | seine Frau | sein Kind | seine Kinder |
| genitive | seines Mannes | seiner Frau | seines Kindes | seiner Kinder |
| dative | seinem Mann | seiner Frau | seinem Kind | seinen Kindern |
| accusative | seinen Mann | seine Frau | sein Kind | seine Kinder |
"declension" of the possessive pronoun: ihr (=her, their)
| case | singular | plural | ||
| male | female | neuter | - | |
| nominative | ihr Mann | ihre Frau | ihr Kind | ihre Kinder |
| genitive | ihres Mannes | ihrer Frau | ihres Kindes | ihrer Kinder |
| dative | ihrem Mann | ihrer Frau | ihrem Kind | ihren Kindern |
| accusative | ihren Mann | ihre Frau | ihr Kind | ihre Kinder |
"declension" of the possessive pronoun: unser (=our)
| case | singular | plural | ||
| male | female | neuter | - | |
| nominative | unser Vater | unsere Mutter | unser Kind | unsere Kinder |
| genitive | unseres Vaters | unserer Mutter | unseres Kindes | unserer Kinder |
| dative | unserem Vater | unserer Mutter | unserem Kind | unseren Kindern |
| accusative | unseren Vater | unsere Mutter | unser Kind | unsere Kinder |
"declension" of the possessive pronoun: euer (=your, plural)
| case | singular | plural | ||
| male | female | neuter | - | |
| nominative | euer Vater | eure Mutter* | euer Kind | eure Kinder* |
| genitive | eures Vaters* | eurer Mutter* | eures Kindes* | eurer Kinder* |
| dative | eurem Vater* | eurer Mutter* | eurem Kind* | euren Kindern* |
| accusative | euren Vater* | eure Mutter* | euer Kind | eure Kinder* |
As you can see all possessive pronouns have got the same endings. So, you just have to learn one and you know all. If you compare it with the "declension" of indifinite articles you will see they also have the same endings. That makes it much easier. Of course there is an exception. The possessive pronoun "euer" (=your, plural) drops the "e" in the middle (marked with a *) if it has got an ending.
