Word
Meine Krankenkasse hat mir erklärt, welches Fieberthermometer für Kinder gut ist.
Meaning
My health insurance explained to me which thermometer is good for children.
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Breakdown of Meine Krankenkasse hat mir erklärt, welches Fieberthermometer für Kinder gut ist.
sein
to be
das Kind
the child
haben
to have
für
for
Questions & Answers about Meine Krankenkasse hat mir erklärt, welches Fieberthermometer für Kinder gut ist.
Why is it meine Krankenkasse and not mein Krankenkasse?
Because Krankenkasse is a feminine noun in German: die Krankenkasse.
So in the nominative singular, my becomes:
- mein for masculine or neuter nouns
- meine for feminine nouns and plural nouns
Examples:
- mein Hund = my dog
- mein Auto = my car
- meine Krankenkasse = my health insurance company / health insurer
The ending -e shows agreement with the feminine noun.
What exactly does Krankenkasse mean?
Krankenkasse usually means a health insurance provider or health insurance fund, especially in the German healthcare system.
It is made up of:
- krank = sick / ill
- Kasse = fund, register, cash desk, insurance fund in this kind of context
A native English speaker might expect something closer to health insurance, but German often uses Krankenkasse to mean the actual insurer or insurance fund, not just the abstract concept of insurance.
Why is the sentence using hat ... erklärt instead of a simple past form?