Word
Die Erinnerungen meines Vaters sind wertvoll.
Meaning
My father's memories are valuable.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die Erinnerungen meines Vaters sind wertvoll.
sein
to be
mein
my
der Vater
the father
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
Questions & Answers about Die Erinnerungen meines Vaters sind wertvoll.
Why is it meines Vaters instead of just mein Vater?
This uses the Genitive case to show possession, similar to the English apostrophe-s ('my father's'). For masculine nouns like Vater, the possessive word mein takes an -es ending (meines), and an -s is added to the end of the noun itself (Vaters).
Can I use von to say 'of my father' instead?
Yes! You can say von meinem Vater (using the Dative case). Both mean exactly the same thing. The Genitive case used in this sentence (meines Vaters) is very common in writing, while von meinem Vater is often preferred in everyday spoken German.
What is the singular form of die Erinnerungen?
How is the adjective wertvoll built?
It is made up of two parts: Wert (value or worth) and voll (full). So literally, it means 'full of value', which is why it translates to 'valuable' or 'precious'.