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German Possessive Articles and Adjectives

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In German, it’s important to know possessive adjectives: important words like my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. Whether you’re referring to a pet, a car, a snack, or whatever … start using more descriptive words to show belonging…

Possessive adjectives (also called possessive articles) show possession. In English, these are: mine, your, his, her, its, our, your (“y’all’s”), and their. These pronouns have endings that match those of the indefinite/negative articles (altogether known as “ein” words), as shown in the tables below.

Nominative

Accusative

Dative

Genitive

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