Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are formed by adding endings to the genitive case of the personal pronoun. The endings are identical to those of the indefinite article ein.
| Example: mein (my) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plurals | |
| Nominative | mein | meine | mein | meine |
| accusative | meinen | meine | mein | meine |
| dative | meinem | meiner | meinem | meinen |
| genitive | meines | meiner | meines | meiner |
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