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Possessive Adjectives
What are they? What do they do? What do they look like?
What are Possessive Adjectives?
O Adjectives describe and/or modify nouns.
O Possession implies ownership.O Possessive adjectives show
ownership of the noun to which they are attached.
O They take the physical position of an article in relationship to a noun.O the car my car
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun
I
you (singular, informal)
he
she
it
we
you (plural, informal)
they
You (formal)
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterparts.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I myPossessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
yourPossessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
your
he his
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
your
he his
she her
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
your
he his
she her
it its
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
your
he his
she her
it its
we our
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
your
he his
she her
it its
we our
you (plural, informal)
y’alls
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
your
he his
she her
it its
we our
you (plural, informal)
y’alls
they their
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
What do Possessive Adjectives look like?
Pronoun Possessive Adj.
I my
you (singular, informal)
your
he his
she her
it its
we our
you (plural, informal)
y’alls
they their
You (formal) Your
Possessive adjectives mirror their
pronoun counterpart
s.
Did you notice…O There are some identical possessive
adjectives:O his and its (both 3rd person singular) O her, their, Your (formal)
O Some of them end in “einO Some of them look like the subject
pronoun “ihr.”O Keine Panik! Context will help out
with the confusion!
How do I use Possessive Adjectives?
O Possessive Adjectives take the position of an article.O the car my carO das Auto mein Auto or ein Auto
mein AutoO Specifically, they take the position and
follow the patterns of “ein” words.O This may be your only challenging part:
do you know the ein-word endings across the cases?
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative
Accusative
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__
Accusative
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine
Accusative
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__
Accusative
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen eine
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen eine ein__
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen eine ein__ keine
Dative
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen eine ein__ keine
Dative einem
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen eine ein__ keine
Dative einem einer
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen eine ein__ keine
Dative einem einer einem
Ein-Word EndingsMasculin
eFeminin
e Neuter Plural
Nominative ein__ eine ein__ keine
Accusative einen eine ein__ keine
Dative einem einer einem keinen
Example Possessive Adjective
Masculine
Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative mein__ meine mein__ meine
Accusative meinen meine mein__ meine
Dative meinem meiner meinem meinen
Example Possessive Adjective
Masculine
Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative ihr__ ihre ihr__ ihre
Accusative ihren ihre ihr__ ihre
Dative ihrem ihrer ihrem ihren
Zum Beispiel
O Mein Vater schenkt meinem Bruder seinen Wagen zum Geburtstag.
O Meine Freundin bringt meiner Lehrerin meine CD.
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