meines
Translation
of my, my
Examples
Das ist das Auto meines Vaters.
That is my father's car.
Das ist das Dach meines Hauses.
That is the roof of my house.
Grammar Patterns
((+Noun, Genitive, masculine/neuter)) of my ... That is the car of my father.
Similar Words
deines (of your), seines (of his/its)
Etymology
Derived from Old High German 'mīn', related to the English words 'my' and 'mine'. The '-es' is the genitive singular ending for masculine and neuter nouns.
Memory Tips
Associate the '-es' ending with the English possessive 's, as in 'my father's car' becoming 'das Auto meines Vaters'.