Translation
his, its (possessive)
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Examples
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That is his dog.
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His sister lives in Vienna.
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He's looking for his key.
Where this fits
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Stories
(17)Der Schlüssel
2 min read · Core 1000
Bei der Gastfamilie
3 min read · Core 5000
Das falsche Tor
3 min read · Core 5000
Das Licht gegenüber
3 min read · Core 1000
Der falsche Bus
3 min read · Core 5000
Der Kuchen für Oma
3 min read · Core 5000
Der Tag für die Zukunft
3 min read · Core 5000
Die Cola-Woche
3 min read · Core 5000
Die Cousine aus Wien
3 min read · Core 5000
Die Tür ist offen
3 min read · Core 1000
Tarek und der Müll im Wald
3 min read · Core 5000
Willkommen in Wien
3 min read · Core 5000
Wo ist mein Handy?
3 min read · Core 5000
Der neue Freund
4 min read · Core 5000
Zu müde für alles
4 min read · Core 5000
Die Straße vor der Schule
5 min read · Core 5000
Die Tasche am See
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(21)German Adjective Endings: Strong, Weak and Mixed in Three Tables
German Colours: rot, blau, grün and Welche Farbe hat...?
German Superlative and Comparative: -er, am -sten and Umlauts
German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German 'Used To': früher + Perfect Tense, and the Historical Present
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German Irregular Verbs: The Strong Verb Patterns That Repeat
Konjunktiv 2 in German: Would, Could and Should Have
German laut and bei/am + Infinitive: Two Higher-Tier Prepositions
German letzter, nächster and wenig: Last, Next and Little
Ordering in German: Ich hätte gern, Was kostet das?, Zahlen, bitte
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Past Participles: gemacht, gesprochen, verstanden
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Possessive Pronouns: mein, dein, sein and Their Endings
German Reflexive Verbs: sich, mich, mir and When to Use Each
German School and Town Words: Lehrer, Lehrerin, Bahnhof
German Simple Past (Präteritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
War and Hatte: How to Say Was and Had in German
German zu + Infinitive: um zu, ohne zu, statt zu Explained
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sein: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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