Learn German A1: Possessive Adjectives Lesson 14. By the time you’re done reading this article, you’ll own German possessive adjectives ” Unser” & ”Unsere” & ”Euer” & ”Eure”! And all of this gets you one step closer to being a better German speaker and becoming fluent.
While, German possessive adjectives ” mein” & ”dein” are explained in details in Learn German A1 Lesson 9.
Meanwhile, German Possessive adjectives ” sein” & ”ihr” are explained in details in Learn German A1 Lesson 10.
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Introduction to Unser/Unsere
In English, we say our brother and our sister. In German, it’ unser Bruder and unsere Schwester. Just like with mein, dein, and ein!
unser Opa: (our grandpa)
Unser Großvater ist 80 Jahre alt. (Our grandfather is 80 years old.)
While, “Unser” is the possessive adjective belonging to “wir” (we).
unsere Oma: (our grandma)
Das ist unsere Oma. (This is our grandma.)
Meanwhile, In spoken German, “unsere” is often pronounced like this: “unsre”.
As you can in up given examples, “Unser” is for masculine nouns. “Unsere” is for feminine nouns.
| Masculine | unser Onkel (our uncle) |
| Feminine | unsere Tante (our aunt) |
| Plural | unsere Cousins (our cousins) |
Unser Nachbar ist sehr leise. (Our neighbor is very quiet.)
Unsere Mutter ist Ärztin. (Our mother is a doctor.)
Learn German A1: Possessive Pronouns Lesson 12
Introduction to Euer/Eure
euer Onkel: (your uncle)
Euer Onkel ist unsympathisch. (Your uncle is not likeable.)
Pay attention to the pronunciation of “euer” – it sounds like “oya”. We use “euer” before a noun to say that it belongs to you (plural).
eure Tante: (your aunt)
Eure Tante ist extrem freundlich. (Your aunt is extremely friendly.)
To remember the spelling of ”eure”, think of “Euro” and just replace the “-o” with an “-e”. There is no middle “e” – it isn’t “euere” – because the word “eure” is easier to pronounce.
| Masculine | euer Onkel (your uncle) |
| Feminine | eure Tante (your aunt) |
| Plural | eure Cousins (your cousins) |
Ist das unsere Pizza oder eure Pizza? (Is this our pizza or your pizza?)
Und hier sind eure Croissants! (And here are your croissants! )
Recap of Possessive Adjectives
“mein/e”, “dein/e”, “unser/e” etc. are called possessive adjectives. They say what belongs to whom.
| Farri: „Ist das dein Kaffee oder mein Kaffee?“ (Is this your coffee or my coffee?) |
| Jenny: „Das ist dein Kaffee.“ (This is your coffee.) |
Every possessive adjective belongs to a pronoun.
| Ich (I) | mein/e (my) |
| du (you) | dein/e (your) |
| er (he) | sein/e (his) |
| sie (she) | ihr/e (her) |
| wir (we) | unser/e (our) |
| ihr (you plural) | euer/eure (your) |
We use “sein/e” both for “er” and for “es.
| er (he) | Der Enkel liebt seine Oma. (The grandson loves his grandma.) |
| sie (she) | Die Enkelin liebt ihre Oma. (The granddaughter loves her grandma.) |
| es (it) | Das Baby liebt seine Oma. (The baby loves his/her grandma.) |
All versions of “sie” take “ihr/e“: the singular, plural and polite “Sie”.
For the polite “Sie“, we spell “Ihr/e” with a capital I.
| sie (she) | Die Enkelin liebt ihre Oma. (The granddaughter loves her grandma.) |
| sie (they) | Die Enkelkinder lieben ihre Oma. (The grandchildren love their grandma.) |
| Sie (you, formal) | Hr. Huber, wo wohnt Ihre Oma? (Mr. Huber, where does your grandma live?) |
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