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German determiner · CEFR B1

seines

Meaning in English: his, its (genitive)

Rank 766 of 5,000determinerLevel B1

This is a form of sein, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own — its other forms in the list are seine, seiner, seinen, seinem.

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Example

Er wohnt im Haus seines Großvaters.

He lives in his grandfather's house.

How common is seines?

seines is number 766 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 117 times per million words — about once every 8,500 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 62% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 762befindetis (located)
  2. 763die Chancechance, opportunity
  3. 764die Bundesregierungfederal government
  4. 765deineyour (informal)
  5. 766seineshis, its (genitive)
  6. 767informiertinformed; informs
  7. 768Zeitentimes
  8. 769der Spielerplayer(s)
  9. 770die Unionunion

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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.