German Pronouns Flashcards
The singular first-person possessive pronoun
(“my’’) is mein
The plural first person possessive pronoun
(“our’’) is unser
The singular second-person possessive pronoun
(“your’’) is dein (informal) or Ihr (formal)
The plural second-person possessive pronoun
(“your’’) is euer (informal) or Ihr (formal)
The singular third-person possessive pronoun
(‘‘his,’’ ‘‘her,’’ or ‘‘its’’) is sein, ihr, or sein, respectively
The plural third person possessive pronoun
(“their’’) is ihr
In what case are possessive pronouns in German formed?
Possessive pronouns in German are formed in the genitive case.
Describe nominative case pronouns?
The nominative case is the subject of the sentence — is the person, place, thing, idea, etc. that is doing something
The first-person singular nominative personal pronoun
(‘‘I’’) is ich
The first-person plural personal nominative pronoun
(‘‘we’’) is wir
The second person singular personal nominative pronoun
(‘‘you’’) is du when informal
The second-person plural personal nominative pronoun
(‘‘you’’) is ihr when informal
The second-person singular and plural personal pronoun
(‘‘you’’) is Sie when formal.
The third-person singular personal nominative pronoun
(‘‘he,’’ ‘‘she,’’ or ‘‘it’’) is er, sie, or es, respectively
The third-person plural personal nominative pronoun
(‘‘they’’) is sie
