| 16.3 Substantival possessive pronouns |
We had a look at the possessive pronouns that go together
with a noun - just like they were adjectives (therefore
the name adjectival). Now we would like to present the
possessive pronouns that do not accompany a noun but
stand instead of a noun (= substantival). Have a look
at these examples.
| examples | |
| Dieses Auto gefällt mir. = This car I like. | |
| Dieses gefällt mir. = This (one) I like. | |
| Mein Auto gefällt mir. = I like my car. | |
| Meines gefällt mir. = I like mine. | |
You can notice already now that there are
differences in the use and declension. Therefore the
possessives are presented separately. A total overview
will be given in chapter
16.5.
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