1. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-1 Possessive adjectives Startblock In both English and German, possessive adjectives indicate ownership or belonging.

2. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-2 Possessive adjectives In 1A.1, you learned about indefinite articles. Possessive adjectives are also referred to as ein-words since they take the same endings as the indefinite article ein. Each personal pronoun has a corresponding possessive adjective.

3. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-3 Possessive adjectives Meine Schwester ist 16 Jahre alt. My sister is 16 years old. Wo ist dein Vater? Where is your father?

4. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-4 Possessive adjectives Possessive adjectives always precede the nouns they modify. meine Mutter my mother deine Mutter your mother unsere Mutter our mother seine Mutter his mother Meine Schwester ist sehr sportlich. My sister is very athletic.

5. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-5 Possessive adjectives Like other ein-words, their endings change according to the gender, case, and number of the object possessed. deine Mutter your mother dein Vater your father dein Kind your child deine Kinder your children Mein Großvater liebt seine Enkelkinder. My grandfather loves his grandchildren.

6. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-6 Possessive adjectives Like other ein-words, possessive adjectives have no added endings before singular masculine or neuter nouns in the nominative, or before singular neuter nouns in the accusative. Ihr Kind ist 3 Jahre alt. Her child is 3 years old. Tobias liebt seinen Bruder. Tobias loves his brother.

7. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-7 Possessive adjectives The formal possessive adjective Ihr corresponds to the formal personal pronoun Sie. The possessive adjective ihr can mean either her or their, depending on context. Wo sind Ihre Eltern? Where are your parents? Rolf und Heike kochen für ihre Kinder. Rolf and Heike cook for their children.

8. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-8 Possessive adjectives Christa kocht für ihre Kinder. Christa cooks for her children.

9. Strukturen 3A.1 LEKTION 3A © 2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3A.1-9 Possessive adjectives The possessive adjective euer drops the second e when an ending is added. The possessive adjective unser may drop the e in the stem when an ending is added, but this form is rare. euer Enkelsohn your grandson eure Familie your family unser Sohn our son uns(e)re Tochter our daughter