German possessive pronouns

Mein, dein, sein, ihr...

Practice German possessive pronouns used to show ownership. Learn mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser and euer in common everyday German sentences.

Quick rule:
Possessive pronouns show who something belongs to.

mein = my
dein = your
sein = his
ihr = her
unser = our
euer = your (plural)

These words are used before nouns: mein Haus, dein Auto, sein Hund.

 

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1. Das ist ... Auto.
Answer: mein
That is my car.
Mein means my.
2. Ist das ... Haus?
Answer: dein
Is that your house?
Dein means your.
3. Das ist ... Hund.
Answer: sein
That is his dog.
Sein means his.
4. Das ist ... Katze.
Answer: ihr
That is her cat.
Ihr means her.
5. Das ist ... Schule.
Answer: unsere
That is our school.
Unsere means our.
6. Wo ist ... Lehrer?
Answer: euer
Where is your teacher? (plural)
Euer means your (plural).
7. Ich suche ... Schlüssel.
Answer: meinen
I am looking for my key.
Meinen means my (masculine accusative).
8. Ist das ... Fahrrad?
Answer: dein
Is that your bicycle?
Dein means your.
9. Er verkauft ... Auto.
Answer: sein
He is selling his car.
Sein means his.
10. Sie liebt ... Familie.
Answer: ihre
She loves her family.
Ihre means her.
11. Wir besuchen ... Freunde.
Answer: unsere
We are visiting our friends.
Unsere means our.
12. Habt ihr ... Bücher?
Answer: eure
Do you have your books? (plural)
Eure means your (plural).
13. Das ist ... Zimmer.
Answer: mein
That is my room.
Mein means my.
14. Das ist ... Handy.
Answer: dein
That is your phone.
Dein means your.
15. Das ist ... Bruder.
Answer: sein
That is his brother.
Sein means his.
16. Das ist ... Schwester.
Answer: ihre
That is her sister.
Ihre means her.
17. Das ist ... Haus.
Answer: unser
That is our house.
Unser means our.
18. Ist das ... Auto?
Answer: euer
Is that your car? (plural)
Euer means your (plural).
German possessive pronouns
Exercises
1. Das ist ... Auto.
2. Ist das ... Haus?
3. Das ist ... Hund.
4. Das ist ... Katze.
5. Das ist ... Schule.
6. Wo ist ... Lehrer?
7. Ich suche ... Schlüssel.
8. Ist das ... Fahrrad?
9. Er verkauft ... Auto.
10. Sie liebt ... Familie.
11. Wir besuchen ... Freunde.
12. Habt ihr ... Bücher?
13. Das ist ... Zimmer.
14. Das ist ... Handy.
15. Das ist ... Bruder.
16. Das ist ... Schwester.
17. Das ist ... Haus.
18. Ist das ... Auto?
German possessive pronouns
Answer key
1. mein
That is my car.
Mein means my.
2. dein
Is that your house?
Dein means your.
3. sein
That is his dog.
Sein means his.
4. ihr
That is her cat.
Ihr means her.
5. unsere
That is our school.
Unsere means our.
6. euer
Where is your teacher? (plural)
Euer means your (plural).
7. meinen
I am looking for my key.
Meinen means my (masculine accusative).
8. dein
Is that your bicycle?
Dein means your.
9. sein
He is selling his car.
Sein means his.
10. ihre
She loves her family.
Ihre means her.
11. unsere
We are visiting our friends.
Unsere means our.
12. eure
Do you have your books? (plural)
Eure means your (plural).
13. mein
That is my room.
Mein means my.
14. dein
That is your phone.
Dein means your.
15. sein
That is his brother.
Sein means his.
16. ihre
That is her sister.
Ihre means her.
17. unser
That is our house.
Unser means our.
18. euer
Is that your car? (plural)
Euer means your (plural).
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