No. 43 in German
seine
"Seine" is the German possessive pronoun meaning "his" or "its."
In a sentence
Er hat seine Hausaufgaben gemacht.
He did his homework.
The word 'seine' is a possessive pronoun modifying 'Hausaufgaben' (homework), indicating that the homework belongs to 'him' (the subject 'Er').
Die Katze spielt mit seinen Spielzeugen.
The cat plays with his toys.
The word 'seinen' is the dative case possessive pronoun modifying 'Spielzeugen' (toys), showing possession by someone referenced earlier.
Lisa sucht seine Jacke.
Lisa is looking for his jacket.
The word 'seine' is a possessive pronoun preceding 'Jacke' (jacket), implying that the jacket belongs to a referenced male (contextually understood).
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