Possessive adjectives Flashcards
mein
my (mas., nom.)
dein
your (mas. nom)
sein
his, its (mas. nom.)
ihr (mas. nom., sin.)
her
unser
our (mas. nom.)
euer
your (mas. nom.)
ihr (mas. nom., pl.)
their
Ihr
your (formal mas. nom.)
poss. adj. take the endings of the nouns that follow them…just like adj.
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Adjectives are frequently made nouns.
Ex. der gute Mann - the good man
der Gute - the good one
Es gibt
literally means: it gives, however, it means “there is” if the obj. is singular; “there are” if the obj. is pl.
ex. - Es gibt keinen Rauch ohne Feuer (There is no smoke without fire)
also - gibt es can mean “there is” as well as es sind which means “there are”
About “Es”
sometimes Es can begin the sentence but will not be the subject. This is intended to draw attention to the sentence. In these cases, leave “es” untranslated.
Es ist nicht jede schwarze katze eine Hexe
(Not every black cat is a witch)
