Word
Mein Schlüssel ist weg.
Meaning
My key is gone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Mein Schlüssel ist weg.
sein
to be
mein
my; (masculine or neuter, nominative)
der Schlüssel
the key
weg
gone, away
Questions & Answers about Mein Schlüssel ist weg.
Why is Schlüssel capitalized?
In German, all nouns are capitalized, not just proper names.
So:
- mein Schlüssel = my key
- das Haus = the house
- ein Auto = a car
That is why Schlüssel begins with a capital S.
Why is it mein Schlüssel and not meine Schlüssel?
Because Schlüssel here is masculine singular and it is the subject of the sentence.
The noun der Schlüssel is masculine, so in the nominative singular you use:
- mein Schlüssel = my key
Compare:
- mein Schlüssel = my key
- meine Tasche = my bag
- mein Auto = my car
- meine Schlüssel = my keys
So meine would be wrong here if you mean one key.
What case is mein Schlüssel in?