EIN: Dative Case - Possessive Adjectives

Dative Case - Possessive Adjectives

Remember that articles, pronouns and possessive adjectives follow the same general rules for formation.

General Endings Chart - Articles, Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives (Definite Article Example)
Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	-r (der)	-e (die)	-s (das)	-e (die)
Accusative	-n (den)	-e (die)	-s (das)	-e (die)
Dative	-m (dem)	-r (der)	-m (dem)	-n (den)

With that basic set of information, we see that the possessive adjective mein would be declined as follows (masculine, feminine, neuter, plural):

• Nominative: mein, meine, mein, meine
• Accusative: meinen, meine, mein, meine
• Dative: meinem, meiner, meinem, meinen

This same pattern will apply to the other possessive adjectives:

• mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer

Another example: ihr (her/their)

• Nominative: ihr, ihre, ihr, ihre
• Accusative: ihren, ihre, ihr, ihre
• Dative: ihrem, ihrer, ihrem, ihren

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