Pronoun / Determiner
ihr
Pronunciation: /iːr/
her (possessive)
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Meanings
Pronoun
- you, ye (plural, familiar)
Determiner
- her (possessive)
- its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
- their
Example sentence
Sie hat ihr Handy verloren.
She lost her phone.
Word forms
Pronoun
Nom. / Akk. / Dat.: ihreucheuch
Determiner
ihrmasc., nom.ihrefem., nom.ihresmasc., gen.ihrerfem., gen.ihremmasc., dat.ihrendat., plural
Usage
- ihr Bruder / ihre Schwester — For her, the ending follows the thing possessed.
- ihr / Ihr — A capital I marks polite your; lowercase ihr depends on context.
Anna wartet auf ihren Bruder.
Anna is waiting for her brother.
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