Possessive article 'mein' (my)

mein means my - it is the possessive that belongs to ich. It stands before a noun and works just like ein/kein.

The ending follows the OWNED noun, not you. It does not matter whether I am a man or a woman; what matters is the gender/number of the thing I own.

The forms (nominative):

• masculine: mein - mein Vater (my father)
• neuter: mein - mein Kind (my child)
• feminine: meine - meine Mutter (my mother)
• plural: meine - meine Eltern (my parents)

Examples:

• Mein Vater ist Lehrer. - My father is a teacher.
• Meine Tasche ist neu. - My bag is new.
• Meine Bücher sind hier. - My books are here.

Common mistakes:

• Saying meine Vater - wrong: masculine takes no ending in the nominative.
• In the accusative the masculine adds -en: Ich sehe meinen Vater (I see my father).

'mein' (my) is the possessive for 'ich'.

Possessive of 'ich'; ending depends on the owned noun (mein/meine).

'mein' ist das Possessivpronomen zu 'ich'.