ären / är / äert
Your (Plural and Polite): Ären, Är and Äert
Ären (äre), äert and är mean your for a group of people. With polite Dir, capitalize them: Wéi ass Ären Numm?
How It Works
The forms
- masculine: ären before a vowel or d, h, n, t, z, otherwise äre: ären Auto, Ären Numm, Äre Schlëssel
- neuter: äert: äert Haus
- feminine and plural: är: Är Adress, är Spillsaachen
Informal or polite
- To a group of friends or children, write them in lower case: Kanner, raumt är Spillsaachen op!
- To anyone you address with polite Dir, capitalize them everywhere in the sentence: Dir hutt Äre Schlëssel vergiess.
See Du or Dir? for when to use each.
In the dative
After dative prepositions, the forms are ärem, ärer and ären (äre): mat Ärer Famill, mat Äre Frënn. See possessives in the dative.
Examples (6)
- Wéi ass Ären Numm?
What is your name?
Word by Word: How is your name?
Polite Ären, capitalized. Numm is masculine, and the n stays before N.
- Kann ech Är Adress kréien?
Can I have your address?
Word by Word: Can I your address get?
Adress is feminine, so the form is Är.
- Dir hutt Äre Schlëssel vergiess.
You have forgotten your key.
Word by Word: You have your key forgotten.
Schlëssel is masculine, and Ären becomes Äre before S.
- Ass dat äert Haus?
Is that your house?
Word by Word: Is that your house?
Speaking to several friends: lower case, and äert because Haus is neuter.
- Wou ass ären Auto?
Where is your car?
Word by Word: Where is your car?
Speaking to a group of friends. Auto is masculine, and the n stays before a vowel.
- Kanner, raumt är Spillsaachen op!
Children, tidy up your toys!
Word by Word: Children, tidy your toys up!
Speaking to several children: lower-case är with a plural noun.
Common Mistakes
Using är with a masculine noun.
Wéi ass Är Numm?Wéi ass Ären Numm?Numm is masculine, so the form is Ären.
Writing the polite possessive in lower case.
Wéi ass ären Numm, Här Weber?Wéi ass Ären Numm, Här Weber?Lower-case ären means your for a group of friends. For polite Dir, the possessive is always capitalized.
Using är with a neuter noun.
Ass dat är Haus?Ass dat äert Haus?Haus is neuter, so the possessive takes -t: äert.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before Your (Plural and Polite): Ären, Är and Äert, learn Our: Eisen, Eis and Eist and Polite Dir.
Related Patterns
- du or Dir?
Choosing between du and Dir decides between däin and Ären.
Level 2 - mir / dir / siSubject Pronouns: Plural
Lower-case dir (you all) goes with lower-case ären.
Level 1 - däin / dengYour (Informal): Däin and Deng
Däin and deng are your for one person you call du.
Level 1 - Possessives in the Dative
Ären becomes ärem, ärer or ären in the dative.
Level 2
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