German Conversation · Level 14
87 words
German word
unsere
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʊnzərə/
Meaning
- articleour
Example
Ist unsere Tasche hier?
Is our bag here?
More examples
In diesem Gremium ist unsere Meinung entscheidend.
In this committee, our opinion is decisive.
Core concept
A shared possession tagged for a group that includes the speaker, whether the tag stands before its noun or replaces it.
Common phrases
unsere Meinung
our opinion
unsere Firma
our company
unsere Kinder
our children
Similar words
dein: Shows that a noun belongs to the person being addressed.
sein: Shows that a noun belongs to a man or a neuter entity outside the conversation.
ihr: Shows that a noun belongs to a woman outside the conversation.
Definition in German
Form des Possessivpronomens 'unser' für feminine und Pluralnomen; steht meist vor dem Nomen oder ersetzt es als Stellvertreter.
Word origin
German inherited unser from an older Germanic possessive form, and unsere is one of its inflected forms; English our is a cognate.
Usage tips
- The standalone form unsere can mean 'ours' when the understood noun is feminine singular or plural in the nominative or accusative; other cases require forms such as unserer or unseren.