{"id":123,"date":"2024-01-01T14:41:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:43:44","slug":"possessivartikel-im-nominativ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/possessivartikel-im-nominativ\/","title":{"rendered":"Possessivartikel im Nominativ"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">German Possessive Articles: My, Your, His, and Her in German (A1)<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Do you want to say &#8220;my dog&#8221; or &#8220;your book&#8221; in German? To do this, you need <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"75\">possessive articles<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"96\">Possessivartikel<\/i>). They show who owns something.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Today, we will learn the absolute basics in the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">Nominative case<\/b> (the basic form of words).<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">The 6 Basic Possessive Words in German<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Here is a simple list of the words you need to know:<\/p>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"9\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>German<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English Translation<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">mein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,1,1,0\">my<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,1,2,0\">Mein Hund<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,1,3,0\">My dog<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">dein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,2,1,0\">your (one friend)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,2,2,0\">Dein Auto<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,2,3,0\">Your car<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">sein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,3,1,0\">his<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,3,2,0\">Sein Zimmer<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,3,3,0\">His room<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">ihr<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,4,1,0\">her<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,4,2,0\">Ihr Buch<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,4,3,0\">Her book<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">unser<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,5,1,0\">our<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,5,2,0\">Unser Haus<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,5,3,0\">Our house<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">euer<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,6,1,0\">your (many friends)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,6,2,0\">Euer Katze<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"9,6,3,0\">Your cat<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"11\">How to Use Them: A Closer Look<\/h3>\r\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"12\">1. Mein (My)<\/h4>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">Use <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">mein<\/b> when you talk about your own things.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"14\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example:<\/i> <b data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">Mein<\/b> Zimmer ist gro\u00df. (My room is big.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"15\">2. Dein (Your &#8211; for one person)<\/h4>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\">Use <b data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">dein<\/b> when you talk to <i data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"26\">one<\/i> friend, a family member, or a child.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"17\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example:<\/i> Ist das <b data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\">dein<\/b> Buch? (Is that your book?)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"18\">3. Sein &amp; Ihr (His &amp; Her)<\/h4>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\">Use <b data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">sein<\/b> for a man or a boy. Use <b data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"33\">ihr<\/b> for a woman or a girl.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"20\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example (His):<\/i> <b data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\">Sein<\/b> Hund ist alt. (His dog is old.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example (Her):<\/i> <b data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\">Ihr<\/b> Auto ist rot. (Her car is red.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"21\">4. Unser &amp; Euer (Our &amp; Your plural)<\/h4>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\">Use <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">unser<\/b> for a group that includes <i data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"36\">you<\/i>. Use <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"45\">euer<\/b> when talking to a <i data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"68\">group of friends<\/i>.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"23\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example (Our):<\/i> <b data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\">Unser<\/b> Hund spielt. (Our dog plays.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example (Your plural):<\/i> Wo ist <b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\">euer<\/b> Haus? (Where is your house?)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"25\">A1 Grammar Tip: The &#8220;e&#8221; Ending<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26\">In German, nouns have genders (masculine, feminine, neutral). If a word is feminine (like <i data-path-to-node=\"26\" data-index-in-node=\"90\">die Tasche<\/i> \/ the bag) or plural (like <i data-path-to-node=\"26\" data-index-in-node=\"128\">die B\u00fccher<\/i> \/ the books), you just add an <b data-path-to-node=\"26\" data-index-in-node=\"169\">-e<\/b> to the end of the possessive word!<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"27\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,0,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"27,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Mein<\/i> <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"5\">$\\rightarrow$<\/span> <b data-path-to-node=\"27,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\">Meine<\/b> Tasche (My bag)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Dein<\/i> <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"5\">$\\rightarrow$<\/span> <b data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\">Deine<\/b> B\u00fccher (Your books)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"29\">Quick Check: Test Yourself!<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"30\">Can you translate these three easy sentences?<\/p>\r\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"31\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"31,0,0\">My room is blue.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"31,1,0\">Where is your (singular) dog?<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"31,2,0\">Her book is small.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Possessive Articles: My, Your, His, and Her in German (A1) Do you want to say &#8220;my dog&#8221; or &#8220;your book&#8221; in German? 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