German · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 6
Das ist meine FamilieThis is my family
The possessive articles mein/dein/sein/ihr and the demonstrative dieser. They take the same endings as ein: mein Vater (m), meine Mutter (f), mein Kind (n), meine Eltern (pl). Note: the noun's gender decides the ending, not the owner. New vocabulary: family, father, mother, child, big, small.
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Das ist meine Familie— This Is My Family
- LukasDas ist meine Familie. Das ist mein Vater und das ist meine Mutter.This is my family. This is my father and this is my mother.
- MikeMein Mutter ist groß!My mother is tall! (slip: mein, Mutter is feminine → meine)
- LukasMan sagt „meine Mutter" — die Mutter ist feminin. Ja, meine Mutter ist groß.We say "meine Mutter" — Mutter is feminine. Yes, my mother is tall.
- MikeOkay. Mein Vater und meine Mutter. Diese Familie ist groß!Okay. My father and my mother. This family is big!
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Dieses Kind— This Child
- LenaDas ist meine Familie. Diese Frau ist meine Mutter.This is my family. This woman is my mother.
- MikeUnd dieser Kind? Ist das dein Kind?And this child? Is it your child? (slip: dieser, Kind is neuter → dieses)
- LenaMan sagt „dieses Kind" — das Kind ist neutrum. Nein, das ist mein Vater als Kind!We say "dieses Kind" — Kind is neuter. No, that's my father as a child!
- MikeDieses Kind ist klein. Und dieser Mann ist groß. Deine Familie ist groß!This child is small. And this man is tall. Your family is big!
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- die Familie
n.f.family (f)
- der Vater
n.m.father (m)
- die Mutter
n.f.mother (f)
- dieser / diese / dieses
det.this (m / f / n)
- mein / meine
det.my (m·n / f·pl)
- dein / deine
det.your (m·n / f·pl)
- sein / ihre
det.his / her
- das Kind
n.n.child (n)
- groß
adjectivebig, tall
- klein
adjectivesmall
- das ist
expr.this is
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Possessive articles + dieser
Explanation
The possessive articles mein, dein, sein (his), ihr (her) take the same endings as ein. With masculine and neuter nouns: no ending — mein Vater, mein Kind. With feminine nouns and the plural: -e — meine Mutter, meine Eltern. Important: the ending follows the noun's GENDER, not the owner (unlike English his/her). The demonstrative dieser/diese/dieses follows the same logic: dieser Vater, diese Familie, dieses Kind.
Examples
- Das ist meine Familie. Das ist mein Vater.This is my family. This is my father.
- Meine Mutter und mein Vater.My mother and my father. (meine + f, mein + m)
- Diese Familie ist groß.This family is big. (diese + Familie, f)
- Ist das dein Kind?Is that your child? (dein + Kind, n)
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