Breakdown of Meine Mutter kommt aus Deutschland.
Deutschland
Germany
kommen
to come
aus
from / out of (made of)
mein
my
die Mutter
the mother
Questions & Answers about Meine Mutter kommt aus Deutschland.
Why is it meine here instead of mein?
In German, possessive words like "my" change to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because Mutter (mother) is a feminine noun, we have to add an -e to the end of mein, making it meine. If you were talking about a masculine noun, like Vater (father), it would stay as mein Vater.
Why does the verb end in -t (kommt)?
The dictionary form of the verb is kommen (to come). German verbs change their endings based on who is doing the action. Since meine Mutter counts as "she" (third-person singular), we drop the -en from the end of the verb and add a -t, giving us kommt.
Why do we use aus for "from"?
While aus literally translates to "out of," it is the standard preposition used in German to say where someone originates. You will always use the phrase kommen aus (to come from) when talking about someone's home country or city.
Why is there no word for "the" before Deutschland?
Just like in English, most countries in German do not use an article (a word for "the"). You simply say Deutschland (Germany). There are a few exceptions you will learn later, like die Schweiz (Switzerland) which does use a "the", but Deutschland follows the standard rule.
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