seine Faust

his fist

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his fist The possessive adjective seine agrees with the feminine noun Faust. The form can also appear as seiner Faust in some cases, such as after mit.

GE: Er ballte seine Faust und klopfte an die Tür.

EN: He clenched his fist and knocked on the door.

Tom öffnete seine Faust.

Tom opened his fist.

Das Herz eines Menschen ist ungefähr genauso groß wie seine Faust.

A person's heart is about the same size as their fist.

Drei Mann konnten seine Faust nicht öffnen.

Three men couldn't pry his fist open.

— Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)

Wie er seine Faust hält?

How does he hold his fist?

— Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)