Possessive pronouns (Possessivpronomen) are a familiar topic when learning any foreign language. However, some learners of German still have difficulty using these pronouns. In today's article, we will look at possessive pronouns in German together.

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- Possessive pronouns are pronouns used to express possession. For example:

Ist das dein Koffer? (Is that your suitcase?) – Ja, das ist meiner! (Yes, that's mine!)

Wem gehört die Katze? (Who does the cat belong to?) – Das ist meine! (That's mine.)

- The difference between possessive pronouns and possessive articles (Possessivartikel):

„Wem gehört der Ball?“ – „Das ist mein Ball.“

⇒ Possessivartikel, because a noun follows.

„Wem gehört der Ball?“ – „Das ist meiner.“

⇒ Possessivpronomen, because no noun follows.

→ A possessive pronoun replaces a noun that has already been mentioned, so no noun follows a possessive pronoun.

- Formation:

Possessive pronoun for the person ich: mein-

→The endings of possessive pronouns are declined like the endings of definite articles. So we only need to decline the remaining persons in the same way:

• Possessive pronoun for the person du: dein-

• Possessive pronoun for the person er: sein-

• Possessive pronoun for the person sie: ihr-

• Possessive pronoun for the person es: sein-

• Possessive pronoun for the person wir: unser-

• Possessive pronoun for the person ihr: euer-

• Possessive pronoun for the person sie (Pl.): ihr-

• Possessive pronoun for the person Sie: Ihr-