Nimm mine statt my + Ding, wenn du das Ding nicht noch einmal nennst.
mine statt my
This is my book. → This book is mine.
Not "This book is my." — say "This book is mine.". Dahinter kommt nichts, also nimmst du mine.
Probier es aus: Man: Nice umbrella! Is it new? Woman: Oh, it isn't ___. It's my sister's. Wähle aus, was die Frau sagt. (hers / mine / theirs) Antwort: mine — Der Schirm gehört ihrer Schwester, also: it isn't mine.
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs – die Possessivpronomen
Das sind possessive pronouns (Possessivpronomen): I → mine, you → yours, he → his, she → hers, we → ours, they → theirs. Es gibt keinen Apostroph: yours, nicht your's.
Those shoes are hers.
That house is ours.
The blue towels are theirs.
Probier es aus: Woman: Are these your parents' bikes? Man: Yes, they're ___. Wähle aus, was der Mann sagt. (ours / his / theirs) Antwort: theirs — Die Fahrräder gehören seinen Eltern, also: they are theirs.
Whose is this? It's mine. – nach dem Besitzer fragen
Mit Whose fragst du, wem etwas gehört: Whose is this? Whose bike is that? Antworte mit mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.
Whose is this? It's mine.
Whose bike is that? It's his.
Probier es aus: Woman: ___ phone is this? It was on my chair. Man: Not mine. I think it's the new girl's. Wähle aus, was die Frau sagt. (Whose / Who's / Who) Antwort: Whose — Sie fragt, wem es gehört, also sagt sie Whose.
Nichts dahinter
Nach mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs kommt das Ding (phone, book, car) nicht mehr. Wenn du das Ding nennen willst, nimm my, your, her, our, their.
It's my phone. = The phone is mine.
Not "This is mine phone." — say "This is my phone.". Dahinter kommt ein Ding, also nimmst du my.
Probier es aus: Man: Is that your car, or your brother's? Woman: It's my brother's. ___ is the blue one. Wähle aus, was die Frau sagt. (My / Theirs / Mine) Antwort: Mine — Sie meint „my car“, ohne etwas dahinter, also sagt sie Mine.