Possessive pronouns in German are used when a noun is not repeated and ownership or belonging is expressed on its own. They correspond to forms like mine, yours, or his in English. Unlike possessive determiners, possessive pronouns stand alone and must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they replace.
In this guide, you will learn:
what possessive pronouns are and how they differ from possessive determiners
how possessive pronouns change according to gender, number, and case
how meaning depends on the noun being replaced, not on the owner
common learner mistakes when choosing possessive pronoun forms
This guide helps English-speaking learners understand possessive pronouns as an independent part of the pronoun system and use them correctly in spoken and written German.