The word “your” changes based on whether it’s your Katze (cat) or your Handy (mobile phone).
German possessive pronouns change based on case-and on gender. Possessive pronouns also change based on whether they appear in accusative, dative or nominative.īut to make matters worse, they also change based on the gender of the object that you possess. In order to use a German pronoun, you must first know whether it takes dative, accusative or nominative based on context, then know the proper form in each of those cases. Pronouns in German change based on whether they’re used in the dative, accusative or nominative case. Don’t count on the same consistency in German. They change based on case (dative, accusative, nominative). In English, the sentence “That’s her” and “Give it to her” use the same pronoun. Try FluentU for FREE! Why Can German Pronouns Be Tricky? For example, German possessive pronouns can be spelled differently depending on what case they’re in.īut never fear! If you don’t know what we’re talking about, it’ll all be clear soon.įollow our 10 easy steps to master German pronouns, and you’ll be talking about yours, ours, his and hers in no time.ĭownload: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬan take anywhere. Like articles and adjectives, German pronouns change their form depending on a whole host of grammatical factors. But as you can probably imagine if you’re a veteran German learner, they’re especially tricky auf Deutsch. 
Pronouns-such as yours, mine, you, I-are a tricky component of any language. Were Crosby, Stills & Nash singing about German pronouns when they crooned I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are?īut if you wanted to share the lovely sentiment with your German love interest, how would you do it?
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