In English there is only 1 word for my which is "my" but in German there is mein,meine,meinen,meines,meiner...

Question

and meinem..so which one should I use ?

Answer 1

It depends on the gender (masculine, feminine or neutral) of the noun you are describing or if it's singular or plural. If you think of your Der, Die or Das for "the" then this should help you.

Answer 2

it depends on the case, whether it's single or plural and the gender. Here's the chart.


Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nom mein meine mein meine

Akk einen meine mein meine

Dat meinem meiner meinem meinen

Gen meines meiner meines meiner

Answer 3

There is basically one word for "my" in German, only it declines, according to the noun which it relates to. This means that your choice of form will depend upon the gender and case of that noun. There is no easy way round this: it is a question of practice and eventually it will come naturally.

Answer 4

Depends on the gender and number of the subject of the sentence. And to the second poster, the plural of dice isn't die - dice is the plural and die is the singular.

Answer 5

You have to understand gender and case. Every noun has a gender (masculine, feminine or neuter). If the noun is plural, then it has it's own declension.

In the NOMINATIVE case (generally marks the subject of a verb, as opposed to its object or other verb arguments):
Masculine: mein
("My table is brown" - "Mein Tisch ist braun")
Feminine: meine
("My cat is brown" - "Meine Katze ist braun")
Neuter: mein
("My birthday is tomorrow" - "Mein Geburtstag ist morgen")
Plural: meine
("My eyes are blue" - Meine Auge sind blau")

In the ACCUSATIVE case (used to mark the direct object of a transitive verb. The same case is used for the objects of prepositions):
Masculine: meinen
("He is my friend" - "Er ist meinen Freund")
Feminine: meine
("I love my wife" - "Ich liebe meine Frau").
Neuter: mein
("You are stealing my money" - "Sie stehlen mein Geld")
Plural: meine
("He likes my sisters" - "Er mag meine Schwestern")

In the DATIVE case (used to indicate the noun to whom something is given)
Masculine: meinem
("I am giving the book to my brother" - "Ich gebe meinem Bruder das Buch")
Feminine: meiner
("I am giving the book to my girlfriend" - "Ich gebe meiner Freundin das Buch")
Neuter: meinem
("It brings joy to my heart" - "Es bringt meinem Herze Freude")
Plural: meinen
("She is taking your car to my friends" - "Sie nimmt Ihr Auto zu meinen Freunden")

In the GENITIVE case (or possessive case, marks a noun as being the possessor of another noun):
Masculine: meines
("My brother's car is broken" - "Das Auto meines Bruders ist gebrochen")
Feminine: meiner
("My sister's car was stolen" - "Das Auto meiner Schwester wurde gestohlen")
Neuter: meines
("My shirt's button is lost" - "Der Knopf meines Hemds ist verloren")
Plural: meiner
("My parents' marriage is perfect" - "Die Ehe meiner Eltern ist perfekt")

Answer 6

You have to use the form that agrees with the number, gender (not ness. german but case) like in french with mon, ma, mes. also english dosent just have my, it also has mine.

Answer 7

there are three genders (masculine, feminie, neuter) and four cases each (nominativ, genitiv, dativ, akkusativ) and singular and plural, so 24 forms. if you wanna know, i'll write them all down... but only if you want me to

Answer 8

Just a little fun but here goes. MY is plural for ME.

EX: If the plural of Dice is DI, why is not the plural of MICE, MY?

Answer 9

a million) "Der Bankkaufmann" potential "Banker" in English. 2) "Bankkaufmann von Beruf" potential "Banker by utilising/of occupation". 3) "Aber in zwei Wochen zieht er um" potential "yet in 2 weeks he strikes" in English. Out of context "zieht" potential "pulls". "Zieht" is likewise the 0.33 individual singular it relatively is he/she/one in latest demanding. The infinitive is "ziehen" it relatively is to tug or for this reason pass residing house/condo. 4) "Dann hat er selbst eine Wohnung" potential "Then he has an condo" in English. "Selbst" has various meanings. It especially refers to "even" or "on my own" yet is additionally a pronoun, which incorporate "myself", "your self", "himself", "ourselves", and so on. (So, "self"). actually, the entire paragraph potential: "it quite is Michael (22), he's a banker by utilising occupation. Now he lives together with his mum and dad. yet in 2 weeks he will pass around. Then he will have an condo." 5) "Die Wohnung hat einen Hobbyraum?" potential "The condo has a activity room?" 6) A "Hobbyraum" or "activity room" is used for leisures and pastimes. 7) "Gästezimmer" potential "customer room" or "spare room", so in case you have a customer they are able to apply this room.