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A1 · SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Possessive determiners mein dein and ihr

Choose the stem for the owner, then the ending for the possessed noun. Mein means my, dein your informal singular, sein his/its, ihr her/their, unser our, euer your informal plural and Ihr formal your. Before a noun these are possessive determiners. Standalone possessive pronouns can have different endings: Das ist mein Buch; das ist meins. Genitive forms include meines Vaters and meiner Mutter.

Reference

CaseMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativemeinmeinemeinmeine
Accusativemeinenmeinemeinmeine
Dativemeinemmeinermeinemmeinen
Genitivemeinesmeinermeinesmeiner

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1. Das ist ___ Mutter. (my mother)
Answer and explanation

meine

Mutter is feminine nominative: meine.

2. Ich suche ___ Bruder. (my brother)
Answer and explanation

meinen

Bruder is masculine accusative: meinen.

3. Ich fahre mit ___ Vater. (my father)
Answer and explanation

meinem

Mit requires dative: meinem Vater.

4. Das ist ___ Buch. Das Buch ist meins.
Answer and explanation

mein

Before Buch use the determiner mein; meins stands alone.

Use it yourself

Write or say two new sentences using this pattern. Compare the forms and word order with the reference above.

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