eisen / eis / eist
Our: Eisen, Eis and Eist
Our is eisen (eise), eist or eis: eise Papp, eist Haus, eis Mamm, eis Kanner.
How It Works
The forms
- masculine: eisen before a vowel or d, h, n, t, z (eisen Hond, eisen Auto), eise before other consonants (eise Papp)
- neuter: eist: eist Haus, eist Kand
- feminine: eis: eis Mamm
- plural: eis: eis Kanner
The pattern is the same as hiren, hir and hiert and ären, är and äert, with a neuter -t.
Eis the pronoun
Eis is also the object pronoun us: Kanns du eis hëllefen? When eis comes before a noun, it means our; when it stands alone as an object, it means us.
Nominative and accusative
The same forms are used for the subject and the direct object: Eise Papp kacht and Mir besichen eise Monni.
In the dative
After dative prepositions, the forms are eisem, eiser and eisen (eise): vun eisem Chef, mat eiser Mamm. See possessives in the dative.
Examples (6)
- Eise Papp kacht haut.
Our dad is cooking today.
Word by Word: Our dad cooks today.
Papp is masculine, and eisen becomes eise before P.
- Eist Haus ass net grouss.
Our house is not big.
Word by Word: Our house is not big.
Haus is neuter, so the form is eist.
- Eis Mamm schafft an der Stad.
Our mum works in town.
Word by Word: Our mum works in the town.
Mamm is feminine, so the form is eis.
- Eis Kanner ginn an d'Spillschoul.
Our children go to preschool.
Word by Word: Our children go into the preschool.
Plural nouns take eis.
- Mir besichen eise Monni.
We are visiting our uncle.
Word by Word: We visit our uncle.
Monni is masculine; the accusative form is the same as the nominative.
- Kanns du eis hëllefen?
Can you help us?
Word by Word: Can you us help?
Here eis is the pronoun us, not the possessive.
Common Mistakes
Using eis with a neuter noun.
Eis Haus ass net grouss.Eist Haus ass net grouss.Haus is neuter, so our is eist.
Keeping the n of eisen before most consonants.
Eisen Papp kacht haut.Eise Papp kacht haut.By the n-rule, eisen becomes eise before P.
Using eis with a masculine noun.
Mir besichen eis Monni.Mir besichen eise Monni.Monni is masculine, so it needs eisen (eise before M).
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before Our: Eisen, Eis and Eist, learn Her and Their: Hiren, Hir and Hiert.
Related Patterns
- mäin / mengMy: Mäin and Meng
The possessive my follows a similar pattern.
Level 1 - mir / dir / siSubject Pronouns: Plural
Mir (we) is the pronoun that eisen belongs to.
Level 1 - mech / dech / hien / si / hatt / etObject Pronouns (Accusative)
Eis is also the object pronoun us.
Level 2 - ären / är / äertYour (Plural and Polite): Ären, Är and Äert
Ären, är and äert follow the same pattern.
Level 2 - Possessives in the Dative
Eisen becomes eisem, eiser or eisen in the dative.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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