German word

unser

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʊnzɐ/

Meaning

  • pronounour

Example

Das ist unser Auto.

That's our car.

Illustration for unser (our)

More examples

Das ist unser.

That is ours.

Core concept

A shared ownership tag linking an object to the speaker's group.

Common phrases

  • das unsere

    ours

  • die unseren

    ours

Similar words

dein: Indicates that something belongs to the person being addressed.
sein: Indicates that something belongs to a male person or a neuter object.
ihr: Indicates that something belongs to several other people.

Definition in German

Bezeichnet Besitz oder Zugehörigkeit und kann allein stehen (z. B. „Das ist unser.“) oder als Begleiter eines Nomens (z. B. „unser Haus“) auftreten.

Word origin

German unser descends from Old High German unser and traces back to the Germanic root related to uns, meaning 'us'.

Usage tips

  • Before a noun, unser takes endings such as unsere for feminine or plural nouns and unserem in the dative.

Other meanings

  • ourspronoun

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