Breakdown of Meine Tante hat drei Kinder.
das Kind
the child
haben
to have
drei
three
mein
my
die Tante
the aunt
Questions & Answers about Meine Tante hat drei Kinder.
Why does the sentence use Meine instead of Mein?
Because Tante (aunt) is a feminine noun. In German, possessive words like mein (my) take an -e ending when they are paired with a feminine noun or a plural noun.
How do we form the plural for the word Kinder?
The singular word for child is das Kind. German does not just add an 's' for plurals like English does. For Kind, you add -er to the end to make it Kinder (children).
Could I start this sentence with Drei Kinder?
Yes, you can say Drei Kinder hat meine Tante. German allows you to move the object to the front of the sentence for emphasis, but the conjugated verb (hat) must always stay in the second position.
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