| 16.3.6 declension of ihre (3rd person plural) |
The declension of the 3rd person plural is identical with the declension of the 3rd person singular feminine. This would be quite obvious, because they have the same possessive pronoun: ihr
Possessive pronouns |
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| German | English | |||
| feminine | masculine | neutral | ||
| Nominative | ihre | ihrer | ihres | theirs |
| Genitive | not used * | not used * | not used * | of theirs |
| Dative | ihrer | ihrem | ihrem | to theirs |
| Accusative | ihre | ihren | ihres | theirs |
| Nominative | ihre | ihre | ihre | theirs |
| Genitive | not used | not used | not used | of theirs |
| Dative | ihren | ihren | ihren | to theirs |
| Accusative | ihre | ihre | ihre | theirs |
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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 ihrige, die ihrige, das ihrige),
but it sounds really antiquated. If you want to form
a Genitive of ihre
it is mostly done like in English.
| Das
ist der Schlüssel von ihrem (Auto etc.). This is the key of theirs. (their car etc.) |
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The same could be said with a real
Genitive and ihrige
(it's just not used commonly):
| Das
ist der Schlüssel des ihrigen. This is the key of theirs. |
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| Example: die Schachtel (= box) possessed object => feminine, singular |
| Ich
sehe meine, aber ihre nicht. I see mine but not theirs. |
| Example: das Kleid (= dress) possessed object => neutral, singular |
| Du
kannst mit ihrem hingehen. You can go with theirs. |
| Example: die Häuser (= house) possessed object => neutral, plural |
| Ich
sehe meine, aber ihre nicht. I see mine but not theirs. |
