How to use possessive pronouns in German

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German possessive pronouns : my

Possessive pronouns are used in German to describe possession or ownership. The German words for 'my' are 'mein' and 'meine'. The word 'mein' is used with masculine nouns and neuter nouns. The word 'meine' is used with feminine nouns.

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mein Handschuh

my glove

mein Hemd

my shirt

mein Schuh

my shoe

mein Hut

my hat

mein Mantel

my coat

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Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two German possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn meine Mutter, mein Vater and deine Mutter, dein Vater (my mother, my father, your mother, your father). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about German possessive pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned using these phrases by heart you can move on to the bonus Step 10 (Simple German sentences).

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