- grammar - The difference between mein and meine - German Language . . .
In German, possessive pronouns adjust themselves according to the noun they are referring to In your example, you have 'Hemden', which is plural and neutral in gender ('Das Hemd') This changes 'Mein' to 'Meine' The list for gender and numerus is: 'Mein' for singular masculine neutral noun 'Meine' for a singular feminine noun 'Meine' for a plural masculine neutral noun 'Meine' for a
- How to find out when to use mein or meine? [closed]
Mein Ideal (singular subject) vs Meine Ideale (plural subject) Thus you see, you have to determine the gender or plurality of the subject word in first place (which isn't actually following regular rules in German, and you just need to memorize the irregularities) to decide, if you use mein or meine for each particular case
- declension - When to use which pronoun declination: mein, meiner, meine . . .
When to use which pronoun declination: mein, meiner, meine, meins, etc Ask Question Asked 12 years, 9 months ago Modified 9 years, 5 months ago
- Possessive pronoun: Why mein Auto, not meinen Auto?
Ich wasche mein Auto Ich sehe meine Kinder I get that meine is used for plural accusative form But why is mein correct for first sentence? Shouldn't it be meinen instead? I am learning using ta
- translation - Why is ladies and gentlemen translated as meine Damen . . .
Meine Güte! Wie, meine Dame, möchtet Ihr sonst angesprochen werden? Ok, joking aside It's a convention, my lady Using English you have that convention, too, addressing a noble woman like I did in the last sentence (I have no idea if this is still used in English nowadays) "Madame" is the French equivalent "Meine Dame" and "Mein Herr" is old fashioned in German, but we still use this
- Is the term meine Liebe strong to a German?
A German man I have been seeing called me meine Liebe He is of the Hamburg dialect Is this a strong important word to a German? We are in a fairly serious relationship As a woman, can I say it
- Differences between Wie folgend and wie folgendes
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen "wie folgend" und "wie folgendes", z B : Meine Arbeitszeiten sind wie folgend: Meine Arbeitszeiten sind wie folgendes:
- What is the difference among the verbs meinen, bedeuten, and . . .
One is simply "to opine", "to express the opinion" (ich meine, dass es eine gute Idee wäre, nach Hause zu gehen), but this is relatively rare The most common meaning is "to intend to express a specific meaning"
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