Learn French: La réservation est à mon nom. - The reservation is under my name.

La réservation est à mon nom.

The reservation is under my name.

Breakdown of La réservation est à mon nom.

être

to be

at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)

le nom

the last name / the name

mon

Questions & Answers about La réservation est à mon nom.

Why do we use à here when the English translation says "under"?

In English, we say a reservation is "under" a name, but the French expression uses à (which usually means "at" or "to"). If you translated it word-for-word and said sous mon nom (under my name), it would sound very unnatural to a French speaker.

Is there a trick to remembering that réservation is feminine?

Yes! Almost all French words that end in -tion are feminine. Because of this rule, you can confidently use la (the) or une (a) with words like réservation, information, or station.

Why is it mon nom? Does mon change if I am a woman?

It is always mon nom because the word nom (name) is masculine. In French, possessive words like mon (my - masculine) and ma (my - feminine) match the gender of the word that follows them, not the gender of the person speaking.

How does this fit with the polite requests we are learning?

While this sentence doesn't contain Je voudrais (I would like), it is the perfect follow-up when you arrive somewhere. You can say: Bonjour, je voudrais ma clé. La réservation est à mon nom. (Hello, I would like my key. The reservation is under my name.)