Deine Aussprache ist heute besser.

to be

Breakdown of Deine Aussprache ist heute besser.

• heute: today
• dein: your
• besser: better

Questions & Answers about Deine Aussprache ist heute besser.

Why is it deine Aussprache and not dein Aussprache?

German possessive determiners (mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, Ihr) change their ending according to the gender, number, and case of the noun they refer to.

• Aussprache is grammatically feminine (die Aussprache).
• In this sentence, Aussprache is the subject, so it is in the nominative case.
• For a feminine noun in the nominative, dein takes the ending -e → deine.

So:

• die Aussprache → deine Aussprache (feminine, nominative)
• If it were a neuter noun (for example das Auto), you would say dein Auto (no -e in nominative neuter).

How do I know that Aussprache is feminine?

Unfortunately, grammatical gender in German is largely something you must learn together with the noun.

• The dictionary will list it as die Aussprache (f.).
• Many nouns ending in -e are feminine, which can help as a rough rule of thumb, but there are many exceptions.

So you should memorize it as a package:

• die Aussprache – pronunciation

Why is it ist and not bist?