Introduction to Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives are very similar to English, insofar as the basic form of the
possessive adjective agrees with the person who owns the object (my, your, his, hers).
The only difference is that the possessive adjective may (or may not) have an ending,
depending on the gender and number of the noun it modifies. In this manner, they
mirror the indefinite articles in the singular (ein, ein, eine).
| Person | Mask, sing | Neutrum, sing |
Fem, sing | Plural |
| ich | mein | mein | meine | meine |
| ich | mein Tisch | mein Fenster |
meine Hose | meine Schuhe |
| du | dein | dein | deine | deine |
| Sie | Ihr | Ihr | Ihre | Ihre |
Answer the following with a possessive adjective. Be sure to note the
Number and Gender of the Noun it modifies! Do this exercise for all three persons
listed above: ich, du, and Ihr.
| Was ist das? | | Was sind das? | |
| Das ist | | Das sind | |
| | __________ Heft. | | ____________ Hefte. |
| | __________ Tisch. | | _________ Stiefel. |
| | __________ Hose. | | ___________ Jacken. |
B. Replace the Objects listed in the space provided below. Then say whose it is
according to the cue in parentheses.
BEISPIEL (example): Wessen (whose) Hund ist das? (my) ==> Das ist mein Hund!
- Heft (your, familiar)
- Hemd (your, formal)
- Sakko (my)
- Papier (your, formal)
- Krawatte(your, formal)
- Pullover (my)
And now with Plurals . . .
Wessen (whose) Schuhe sind das? ==> Das sind meine Schuhe.
- Bücher (my)
- Tennisschuhe(your, formal)
- Hüte(your, familiar)
- Papiere(your, formal)
- Schuhe(your, familiar)
- Stifte(your, formal)
- Bücher (my)