pronoun
our, ours
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'unser' is the first-person plural possessive 'our'/'ours'. It agrees in gender, number and case with the noun (unser, unsere, unseren, unserem, unserer, unseres). Used as determiner (unser Haus) and as independent pronoun (Das ist unser). Declines according to case; no irregularities. Forms vary depending on strong/weak declension after determiners (e.g., unserem vs unseren).
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Die Jury bewertete unser Projekt positiv, weil die Lösung klar war.
The jury evaluated our project positively because the solution was clear.
Das Auto ist unseres.
The car is ours.
Das ist unser Haus.
That's our house.
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a group putting their hands together over an object (shared possession)
sounds like 'on sir' — imagine a group pointing to a man and saying 'our sir'
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Possessive pronoun used like English 'our'. It inflects for gender, number and case (unser, unsere, unseren, unseres etc.).