Possessive determiners in the accusative and dative case
Der Mann rechts ist mein Vater.
Der Brief ist für meinen Vater.
Das bin ich mit meinem Vater.
Possessive determiners in the accusative and dative singular have the same endings as indefinite articles. In the plural, the possessive determiner ends in -e (nominative, accusative) or in -en (dative). Here are all the forms that you have learned up to now:
Singular
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative: - |
Nominative: -e |
Nominative: - |
mein Vater | meine Mutter | mein Kind |
Accusative: -en |
Accusative: -e |
Accusative: - |
meinen Vater | meine Mutter | mein Kind |
Dative: -em |
Dative: -er |
Dative: -em |
meinem Vater | meiner Mutter | meinem Kind |
Plural
Nominative: - |
meine Eltern |
Accusative: -e |
meine Eltern |
Dative: -en |
meinen Eltern |
For euer the second e is omitted if an ending is added.
euer -> eure/euren/eurem/eurer