Declension of sein

Sein

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.)