Meine Schuhe sind aus Leder.

to be

Breakdown of Meine Schuhe sind aus Leder.

• mein: my; (masculine or neuter, nominative)
• der Schuh: the shoe
• aus: of

Questions & Answers about Meine Schuhe sind aus Leder.

Why is it Meine and not Mein Schuhe?

In German, possessive words like mein work like adjectives and must agree with the noun, not with the speaker.

• The base form is mein.
• Schuhe is plural.
• The sentence uses the nominative plural (they are the subject).

Nominative plural ending for mein is -e → meine.

So:

• Mein Schuh ist… (singular)
• Meine Schuhe sind… (plural)

Why is Schuhe plural? Could I say Mein Schuh ist aus Leder?

You can say Mein Schuh ist aus Leder, but it would refer to only one shoe.

In everyday German, when people talk about footwear, they usually mean the pair, so they use the plural Schuhe (“shoes”):

• Meine Schuhe sind aus Leder. = My shoes (the pair) are made of leather.
• Mein Schuh ist aus Leder. = My shoe (one single shoe) is made of leather.

So your original sentence assumes you’re talking about both shoes.

What gender is Schuh, and what is the plural?