The next step in using a German possessive pronoun is now replacing the possessive noun with the corresponding pronoun. In order to do this, you need to know the gender, number (plural or not), and person or the noun you’re substituting for. In the case of Friedrich and his car, Friedrich is masculine, singular, and third person.

The words "mine, yours, his, hers, its , ours, theirs" are possessive pronouns. They show who or what something belongs to. Note. 1. A possessive pronoun differs from a possessive adjective. Examples: What color is your brother's jacket? His jacket is black. (your and his are possessive adjectives; your and his modify the noun jacket in both

Possessive pronouns used as adjectives. Possessive pronouns can be used adjectivally – meaning before a noun. However, the pronoun does not necessarily have to appear directly before it, which means one or more adjectives or sometimes adverbs or other words may be placed between the pronoun and noun. In this function, together with a noun

The possessive case is used for showing possession (i.e., ownership). The possessive case applies to nouns, pronouns, and determiners. For example: (1) Possessive Nouns. With a noun, the possessive case is usually shown by preceding it with "of" or by adding 's (or just ') to the end. This is the dog's dinner. (2) Possessive Pronouns

Possessive adjectives (or possessive determiners) are little words in front of nouns that show who owns that noun. They modify the noun that comes after them.
The genitive is used with possession, some prepositions, and some idioms. The possessive genitive in German is essentially equal to etwas+von+jemand (the something of someone). Unlike the other cases, only possessive adjectives (or dependent possessive pronouns) can be used here. These are words like my, your, her, and their.
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