seiner
German, pronoun/ˈzaɪ̯nɐ/
seiner is a German pronoun meaning “his (substantival possessive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a genitive of er.
What does seiner mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
his (substantival possessive)
pronoun
- 1
genitive of er
- 2
genitive of es
determiner
- 1
femininegenitive/dative feminine singular
- 2
genitive plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of seiner
- seine feminine nominative singular
- seines neuter nominative singular
- seins neuter nominative singular
- seinem dative masculine singular
- seinen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seiner?
- /ˈzaɪ̯nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to seiner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is seiner in German?
seiner appears 676 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).