This video is the lesson for German Possessive Pronouns: mein, dein, sein, ihr in the free A1 course — with the grammar written out, vocabulary and exercises.

Possessive pronouns in German simplified

What this video teaches

Learn German possessive pronouns like mein, dein and sein, and how their endings change with the gender of the noun. Masculine and neuter nouns take no ending (mein Vater, mein Kind), while feminine and plural nouns add an -e (meine Mutter, meine Eltern). A clear pattern for saying my, your and his correctly.

Example sentences from the video

Mein Vater

Meine Mutter

Deine Schwester

Mein Kind

Sein Buch

Meine Eltern

Unsere Freunde

What is said in this video (German)

How do you say my in German

Mein Bruder or meine Schwester

Let's learn

gender

Masculine nouns use their With

masculine the possessive has no ending

Mein Vater — my father No

extra letters after mine

Feminine nouns use

D With feminine add

E to the possessive

Mutter — my mother

Schwester — your sister

Always add that E for feminine

Key German words in this video

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