Breakdown of Meine Adresse steht auf dem Formular.
mein
my
stehen
to stand
auf
on / to (down/up to a level)
das Formular
the form
die Adresse
the address
Questions & Answers about Meine Adresse steht auf dem Formular.
Why does the German sentence use steht (stands) instead of ist (is)?
In English, we say text 'is' on a page, but in German, printed or written text 'stands' (steht) on a document, sign, or page. While people would understand you if you used ist, it sounds unnatural to a German speaker.
Why is it auf dem Formular instead of auf das Formular?
The word auf (on) is a two-way preposition. It uses the dative case when you are talking about a fixed location (answering 'where?'), and the accusative case for movement to a destination (answering 'to where?'). Since the address is already resting on the form, we use the dative case, changing the neuter noun das Formular to dem Formular.
Why is there an -e at the end of Meine?
The word for address is feminine (die Adresse). When you use a possessive word like mein (my) with a feminine noun in the subject of a sentence, you have to add an -e to the end.
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