Possessive determiners in German are used to show ownership or a personal relationship between people and objects. They correspond to forms like my, your, or his in English and include words such as mein, dein, sein, and ihr. Unlike English, possessive determiners in German change their form depending on gender, number, and case.
In this guide, you will learn:
what possessive determiners are and how they are used
how meaning differs between the owner and the owned noun
how possessive determiners change according to gender, number, and case
common learner mistakes when choosing the correct possessive form
This guide helps English-speaking learners understand possessive determiners as part of the article system and use them accurately in everyday German.