Vokabahn

seiner

Vokabahn
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Pronoun

seiner

Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪ̯nɐ/

his (substantival possessive)

A2 rank #105

Meanings

Pronoun
  1. his (substantival possessive)

Example sentence

Das ist nicht meiner, sondern seiner.

That is not mine, but his.

Word forms

seinermasc., nom.seinefem., nom.seinesneut., nom.seinsneut., nom.seinemmasc., dat.seinendat., plural

Usage

  • Dieser Koffer ist seiner. — The possessive pronoun stands without a following noun.
  • seiner / sein Koffer — Standalone seiner differs from sein before a masculine noun.
Extra sentence

Mein Rucksack ist blau, seiner ist grün.

My backpack is blue; his is green.