Breakdown of Meine Mutter ist stolz auf mich.
sein
to be
auf
on
mein
my; (masculine or neuter, nominative)
mich
me
Questions & Answers about Meine Mutter ist stolz auf mich.
Why is it meine Mutter and not mein Mutter?
In German, possessive words like mein (my) change their ending to agree with the gender, number, and case of the noun.
- Mutter is feminine singular.
- In this sentence, Mutter is the subject, so it is in the nominative case.
- The nominative feminine singular ending for mein is -e → meine.
So:
- mein Vater (my father – masculine nominative)
- meine Mutter (my mother – feminine nominative)
- meine Kinder (my children – plural nominative)
That’s why you need meine Mutter here.
Why is Mutter capitalized?
In German, all nouns are capitalized, regardless of whether they are common nouns or proper nouns.
- Mutter is a noun (like mother), so it’s written Mutter.
- Even if you use a more informal word like Mama, it's also capitalized: Meine Mama ist stolz auf mich.
So, capitalization here is a basic rule of German spelling, not a sign that Mutter is a name.
Why is it ist stolz and not something like hat stolz?