German word

meine

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmaɪ̯nə/

Meaning

  • articlemy

Example

Heute kommt meine Schwester.

My sister is coming today.

Illustration for meine (my)

More examples

Er respektiert meine Meinung.

He respects my opinion.

Core concept

A small word placed beside a noun to show that the noun belongs to the speaker.

Common phrases

  • meine Meinung

    my opinion

  • meine Freunde

    my friends

Similar words

deine: Indicates that a noun belongs to the person being addressed.
seine: Indicates that a noun belongs to a male third party.
unsere: Indicates that a noun belongs to the speaker and others.

Definition in German

Bezeichnet Zugehörigkeit zur sprechenden Person; flektierte Form von 'mein', verwendet vor weiblichen Nomen im Singular und vor Nomen im Plural im Nominativ und Akkusativ.

Word origin

Meine developed as a declined form of the possessive mein, which comes from Old High German mīn and is related to English mine.

Usage tips

  • In Die sind meine, meine stands alone as the possessive pronoun mine, while before a noun it functions as a determiner.

Other meanings

  • minepronoun

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