Declension of sein
Sein
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his, its, one's (nominative masculine singular)
Sein Scherz hat uns alle zum Lachen gebracht. (His joke made us all laugh.) -
his, its, one's (nominative neuter singular)
Sein ganzes Leben lang hat er Armen geholfen. (All his life he has helped the poor.) -
his, its, one's (accusative neuter singular)
Er schärft sein Messer. (He's sharpening his knife.)
Seine
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his, its, one's (nominative feminine singular)
Seine Mutter ist sehr zufrieden mit ihm. (His mother's very pleased with him.) -
his, its, one's (nominative plural)
Seine Hände sind vor Kälte blau geworden. (His hands turned blue from the cold.) -
his, its, one's (accusative feminine singular)
Der Lehrer steckt in alles seine Nase. (The teacher pokes his nose into everything.) -
his, its, one's (accusative plural)
Er hat seine Eltern gefunden. (He found his parents.)
Seinem
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his, its, one's (dative masculine singular)
Der Junge kommt nach seinem Vater. (The boy takes after his father.) -
his, its, one's (dative neuter singular)
Er zündete Kerzen in seinem Zimmer an. (He lit candles in his room.)
Seinen
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his, its, one's (accusative masculine singular)
Er brachte seinen Sohn zur Arbeit. (He brought his son to work.) -
his, its, one's (dative plural)
Ich glaube, dass er mit seinen Nachbarn klarkommen kann. (I think he can get along with his neighbors.)
Seiner
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his, its, one's (dative feminine singular)
Er kaufte seiner Tochter ein neues Kleid. (He bought his daughter a new dress.) -
his, its, one's (genitive feminine singular)
Der Inhalt seiner Rede ist nicht relevant für das Thema. (The content of his speech is not relevant to the subject.) -
his, its, one's (genitive plural)
Einige seiner Bücher sind schwer lesbar. (Some of his books are difficult to read.)
Seines
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his, its, one's (genitive masculine singular)
Der Grund seines Todes bleibt noch ein Rätsel. (The cause of his death still remains a mystery.) -
his, its, one's (genitive neuter singular)
Der Autor schenkte mir ein Exemplar seines neuesten Buches. (The author presented a copy of his latest book to me.)