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Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | Plural | |
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Nominative | - | - | -e | -e |
Accusative | -en | - | -e | -e |
Dative | -em | -em | -er | -en |
Genitive | -es | -es | -er | -er |
Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | Plural | |
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Nominative | der | das | die | die |
Accusative | den | das | die | die |
Dative | dem | dem | der | den |
Genitive | des | des | der | der |
Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | Plural | |
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Nominative | -er | -es | -e | -e |
Accusative | -en | -es | -e | -e |
Dative | -em | -em | -er | -en |
Genitive | -es | -es | -er | -er |
Under some circumstances (e.g. in a relative clause) the regular possessive pronouns are replaced by the genitive forms of the pronouns derived from the definite article. They agree in number and gender with the possessor. Unlike other pronouns they carry no strength. Any adjective following them in the phrase will carry the strong endings.
There are possessive pronouns derived from the definite article and derived from the interrogative article. They have the same forms for all cases of the possessed word, but they are only rarely used in the genitive case.
Definite possessive [of the] (mixed)
Interrogative possessive [of what] (mixed)
Up until the 18th century, a genitive noun was often used instead of a possessive pronoun. This is occasionally found in very literary modern German, and sometimes hence used for facetious effect.
These pronouns are used if using the ordinary possessive pronoun is understood reflexively, or there are several possessors.
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