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Possessive article 'ihr' (her)
Possessivartikel 'ihr' (her)
'ihr' (her) is the for feminine 'sie' (she).
Structure
ihr (m/n) / ihre (f/pl) + Nomen
ihr (m/n) / ihre (f/pl) + noun
Details
- Part of Speech
- Article
- Word Type
- Possessive article
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
ihr (lowercase) here means her - it is the for a feminine owner, sie (she). For example die Frau → ihr.
The ending follows the OWNED noun, not the owner. The owner is female, but the ending depends only on the gender/ of what she owns.
The forms (nominative):
- masculine: ihr - ihr Bruder (her brother)
- neuter: ihr - ihr Kind (her child)
- feminine: ihre - ihre Mutter (her mother)
- : ihre - ihre Eltern (her parents)
Examples:
- Das ist ihr Bruder. - That is her brother.
- Ihre Tasche ist rot. - Her bag is red.
- Ihre Kinder spielen draußen. - Her children are playing outside.
Common mistakes:
- Mixing up ihr (her) with ihr (their, a owner) - same form, the context shows the owner.
- Confusing it with capitalized Ihr (your, formal). masculine adds -en: Ich sehe ihren Bruder.
About Possessive article 'ihr' (her)
'ihr' (her) is the for feminine 'sie' (she).
of feminine 'sie' (she); ending depends on the owned (ihr/ihre).
'ihr' (her) ist das zu 'sie' ().
Caution
Possessive 'ihr' (her) is different from dative 'ihr' (to her) and from 'ihr' (their). The ending matches the owned noun.