 
| 16.3.3.1 declension of sein (3rd person singular masculine) | 
| substantival 
                                      possessive pronouns | ||||
| German | English | |||
| feminine | masculine | neutral | ||
| Nominative | seine | seiner | seines | his | 
| Genitive | not used * | not used * | not used * | of his | 
| Dative | seiner | seinem | seinem | to his | 
| Accusative | seine | seinen | seines | his | 
| Nominative | seine | seine | seine | his | 
| Genitive | not used | not used | not used | of his | 
| Dative | seinen | seinen | seinen | to his | 
| Accusative | seine | seine | seine | his | 
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  * 
                          In common language the Genitive of the substantival possessive 
                          pronoun is not used. There is another form of a possessive 
                          that could be used (der seinige, die seinige, das seinige), 
                          but it sounds really antiquated. If you want to form 
                          a Genitive of seine  
                          it is mostly done like in English. 
| Das
                                      ist der Schlüssel von seinem (Auto
                                      etc.). This is the key of his one (car etc.). |   | 
 
  The same could be said with a real 
                          Genitive and seinige 
                          (it's just not used commonly):
| Das
                                      ist der Schlüssel des seinigen. This is the key of his (one).. |   | 
| Example: die Schachtel (= box) possessed object => feminine, singular | 
| Ich 
                                    sehe meine, aber seine nicht. (Accusative) I see mine, but not his (one). | 
| Example: das Kleid (= dress) possessed object => neutral, singular | 
| Du 
                                    kannst mit seinem hingehen. (Dative) You can go with his (one). | 
| Example: die Häuser (= house) possessed object => neutral, plural | 
| Ich 
                                    sehe meine, aber seine nicht. (Accusative) I see mine but not his (ones). | 
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