its / it's

Possessiv / Kurzform/ɪts/ · /ɪts/ 🔊 anhören

its und it's werden am häufigsten verwechselt. Regel: it's (mit Apostroph) = it is / it has. its (ohne Apostroph) = sein/ihr (Possessiv). Test: Wenn „it is“ passt → it's.

📖 Bedeutungen

1it's = it is / it has
"It's raining." — (it is)
2its = sein/ihr (Possessiv)
"The dog wagged its tail." — (Possessiv)
3Test: Wenn 'it is' passt → it's
"It's been a long day." — (it has)

🔄 Oft verwechselt

its vs it's →your vs you're →then vs than →

💬 Merkhilfen

it's = it is/has (mit Apostroph)its = sein/ihr (ohne Apostroph)It's okay (Schon gut)
❓ Was ist richtig? „___ a beautiful day.“