Key learning points

1. Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.
2. Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.
3. An unstressed ‘er’ sounds like the English ‘uh’.
4. A vocalic ‘r’ sounds like the English ‘a’ or ‘ah’.
5. The consonantal ‘r’ is rolled at the back of the throat.

Keywords

• Unstressed -er - pronounced as in 'wieder'

• Vocalic 'r' - pronounced as in 'Uhr'

• Consonantal 'r' - pronounced as in 'rot'

• Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to

Common misconception