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Pack Your Bag in German
Use these everyday phrases to help your child identify their belongings and pack independently. Practise mein (my) and dein (your) with familiar items.
What you'll learn
- Ask your child whether something belongs to them.
- Use mein and dein with everyday belongings.
- Say where an item is.
German phrases for pack your bag
Ist das deine Tasche?
Is this your bag?
Use deine with Tasche because it is a feminine noun.
Das ist meine Tasche.
This is my bag.
Meine means 'my' here and agrees with Tasche.
Wo ist deine Jacke?
Where is your jacket?
Wo means 'where'. Jacke is feminine, so use deine.
Meine Jacke ist hier.
My jacket is here.
Hier means 'here'.
Dein Handy ist auf dem Tisch.
Your phone is on the table.
Handy means 'mobile phone'. It is neuter, so use dein here.
Mein Handy ist in meiner Tasche.
My phone is in my bag.
Use mein with Handy here. In meiner Tasche means 'in my bag'.
Sind das deine Schuhe?
Are these your shoes?
Schuhe is plural, so use sind ('are') and deine.
Das sind meine Schlüssel.
These are my keys.
Meine Schlüssel is plural here. Das sind is a natural way to say 'these are'.
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die Tasche
bag
Feminine. Learn the noun together with its article, die.
die Jacke
jacket
Feminine, like Tasche.
das Handy
mobile phone
Neuter. Handy is a noun in German, not the English adjective 'handy'.
der Tisch
table
Masculine. Auf dem Tisch means 'on the table'.
der Schuh / die Schuhe
shoe / shoes
The plural adds -e.
der Schlüssel / die Schlüssel
key / keys
The noun has the same form in the singular and plural.
My and your: mein and dein
Use mein for 'my' and dein for 'your' when speaking to one child. The ending depends on the noun's gender, number and case—not on the owner's gender. These forms are used in the nominative case, as in the examples below.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | mein / dein | Das ist mein Schlüssel. — This is my key. |
| Neuter singular | mein / dein | Ist das dein Handy? — Is this your phone? |
| Feminine singular | meine / deine | Das ist meine Tasche. — This is my bag. |
| Plural: all genders | meine / deine | Sind das deine Schuhe? — Are these your shoes? |
Saying where something is
When in ('in') and auf ('on') describe where something is, they take the dative case. This changes meine Tasche to meiner Tasche and der Tisch to dem Tisch. Learn these short location phrases as chunks.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| In my bag | in meiner Tasche | Mein Handy ist in meiner Tasche. — My phone is in my bag. |
| In your bag | in deiner Tasche | Dein Handy ist in deiner Tasche. — Your phone is in your bag. |
| On the table | auf dem Tisch | Dein Handy ist auf dem Tisch. — Your phone is on the table. |
More examples
Ist das deine Tasche? — Ja, das ist meine Tasche.
Is this your bag? — Yes, this is my bag.
Point to a bag and let your child answer.
Wo ist dein Handy? — Mein Handy ist in meiner Tasche.
Where is your phone? — My phone is in my bag.
Practise switching from dein in the question to mein in the answer.
Sind das deine Schuhe? — Ja, das sind meine Schuhe.
Are these your shoes? — Yes, these are my shoes.
Use sind for plural items.