{"id":74,"date":"2024-01-01T06:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T06:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:56:07","slug":"possessivartikel-mein-meine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/possessivartikel-mein-meine\/","title":{"rendered":"Possessivartikel mein, meine"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"2\">Mein or Meine? How to Choose<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">In English, you always say &#8220;my.&#8221; In German, the word changes based on the <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"74\">gender<\/b> (masculine, feminine, or neutral) and the <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"123\">number<\/b> (singular or plural) of the thing you own.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\">1. Use &#8220;Mein&#8221; for Masculine and Neutral<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">If the noun is masculine (<b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"26\">der<\/b>) or neutral (<b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"43\">das<\/b>), use <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"53\">mein<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"6\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Der<\/b> Vater (The father) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span> <b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"35\">Mein<\/b> Vater (My father)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Das<\/b> Buch (The book) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">Mein<\/b> Buch (My book)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Der<\/b> Hund (The dog) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"31\">Mein<\/b> Hund (My dog)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Das<\/b> Haus (The house) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"33\">Mein<\/b> Haus (My house)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">2. Use &#8220;Meine&#8221; for Feminine and Plural<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">If the noun is feminine (<b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"25\">die<\/b>) or plural (<b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"41\">die<\/b>), use <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"51\">meine<\/b>. Adding the <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"69\">-e<\/b> at the end makes it feminine or plural.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Die<\/b> Mutter (The mother) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"36\">Meine<\/b> Mutter (My mother)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Die<\/b> Katze (The cat) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">Meine<\/b> Katze (My cat)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Die<\/b> Kinder (The children) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"38\">Meine<\/b> Kinder (My children)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Die<\/b> B\u00fccher (The books) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"35\">Meine<\/b> B\u00fccher (My books)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"11\">Quick Summary Table<\/h2>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"12\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Gender \/ Number<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Article<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Masculine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">mein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,2,0\">mein Bruder<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,3,0\">my brother<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Neutral<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">mein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,2,0\">mein Auto<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,3,0\">my car<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Feminine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">meine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,2,0\">meine Schwester<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,3,0\">my sister<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Plural<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">meine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,2,0\">meine Autos<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,3,0\">my cars<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"14\">Tips for Beginners<\/h2>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Check the Article:<\/b> Before you say &#8220;my,&#8221; think about the article of the noun. Is it <i data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"83\">der<\/i>, <i data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"88\">die<\/i>, or <i data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"96\">das<\/i>?<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Rhyme Rule:<\/b> If the article is <b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\">die<\/b>, the possessive ends in <b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\">-e<\/b> (<b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\">meine<\/b>).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"17\">Important Vocabulary<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"18\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Das Auto:<\/b> The car<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Der Bruder:<\/b> The brother<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Die Schwester:<\/b> The sister<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Die Eltern:<\/b> The parents (Plural)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mein or Meine? How to Choose In English, you always say &#8220;my.&#8221; In German, the word changes based on the gender (masculine, feminine, or neutral) and the number (singular or plural) of the thing you own. 1. Use &#8220;Mein&#8221; for Masculine and Neutral If the noun is masculine (der) or neutral (das), use mein. 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