dein

/daɪ̯n/

possessive determiner A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

poss Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
deine
neuter
dein
plural
deine

Meaning

  1. your (informal, singular)

    The possessive that matches du — declines like ein, agreeing with the noun it describes, not with "you."

    • Ist das dein Buch?

      Is that your book?

See also

determinercore-vocabularygrammar

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