Questions & Answers about Meine Mama kocht sehr gut.
In English, we say "cooks well" instead of "cooks good". Why does the German sentence just use "gut"?
In German, the same word is usually used for both adjectives (describing a noun, like "a good soup") and adverbs (describing an action, like "cooks well"). You don't have to learn a separate word like you do in English; gut covers both "good" and "well".
Why is it "Meine" with an "-e" at the end, instead of just "Mein"?
The word Mama is a feminine noun. When a feminine noun is the subject of the sentence (in the nominative case), possessive words like "my" need an -e added to the end, making it Meine.
Could this sentence also mean "My mum is cooking very well" right now?
Yes! German doesn't have a separate "is doing" tense (present continuous). Meine Mama kocht can translate to "My mum cooks" (as a general fact) or "My mum is cooking" (happening right now), depending on the context.
Is "Mama" used by adults in German, or is it mostly a word for children?
Adults use Mama (mum/mom) and Papa (dad) all the time in everyday spoken German when referring to their own parents. It is affectionate but completely standard, whereas Mutter (mother) can sound a bit more formal or distant.
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