Word
Meine Enkelin findet im Garten eine grüne Murmel.
Meaning
My granddaughter finds a green marble in the garden.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Meine Enkelin findet im Garten eine grüne Murmel.
in
in
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
grün
green
finden
to find
Questions & Answers about Meine Enkelin findet im Garten eine grüne Murmel.
Why is it meine Enkelin and not mein Enkelin?
Because Enkelin is a feminine noun.
The possessive mein- changes its ending to match the gender, number, and case of the noun:
- mein Enkel = my grandson
- meine Enkelin = my granddaughter
Here, Enkelin is feminine singular nominative because it is the subject of the sentence, so meine is the correct form.
What does the -in in Enkelin mean?
The ending -in is a very common way to form a female person noun in German.
For example:
- der Enkel = grandson
- die Enkelin = granddaughter
You will see this pattern a lot:
- der Lehrer → die Lehrerin
- der Freund → die Freundin
So Enkelin specifically means a female grandchild.
Why is the verb findet and not finden?