sein
his, its
The 38th most frequent word in German, appearing about 2,549 times per million words.
- Type
- determiner
- Frequency rank
- #38
- Per million words
- 2,549
Possessive 'his' or 'its' — spelled exactly like the verb sein (to be). The position in the sentence tells you which one it is.
In a sentence
Sein Bruder wohnt hier.His brother lives here.
Declension
It changes with the gender and case of the noun it belongs to.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sein | seine | sein | seine |
| Acc. | seinen | seine | sein | seine |
| Dat. | seinem | seiner | seinem | seinen |
| Gen. | seines | seiner | seines | seiner |
Related words
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