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Plan A Sleepover in German
Practise talking about belongings and food at a sleepover. Use German possessive words such as mein (my), dein (your) and unser (our) to show who things belong to.
What you'll learn
- Say whose sleepover belongings are whose.
- Tell guests where their things are.
- Ask whether a friend is hungry and say when breakfast is.
German phrases for plan a sleepover
Meine Decke liegt auf dem Sofa.
My blanket is on the sofa.
Decke is feminine, so use meine. Liegt means 'is lying' and is natural for a blanket's location.
Dein Kissen liegt auf dem Bett.
Your pillow is on the bed.
Kissen is neuter, so use dein. Here, 'your' refers to one person you know well.
Seine Tasche ist neben der Tür.
His bag is by the door.
Sein means 'his'. It becomes seine before the feminine noun Tasche.
Ihre Zahnbürste ist im Bad.
Her toothbrush is in the bathroom.
Ihr means 'her'. Use ihre with the feminine noun Zahnbürste. Im means 'in the'.
Unsere Snacks sind in der Küche.
Our snacks are in the kitchen.
Snacks is plural, so use unsere and sind (are).
Ihre Schlafsäcke sind hier.
Their sleeping bags are here.
Ihr also means 'their'. Use ihre with the plural Schlafsäcke; context tells you who owns them.
Ist dein Freund hungrig?
Is your friend hungry?
For a female friend, say: 'Ist deine Freundin hungrig?'
Unser Frühstück ist um acht.
Our breakfast is at eight.
Frühstück is neuter, so use unser. Um acht means 'at eight o'clock'.
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die Decke
blanket
Plural: die Decken.
das Kissen
pillow; cushion
Plural: die Kissen. The noun does not change.
die Tasche
bag
Plural: die Taschen.
die Zahnbürste
toothbrush
Plural: die Zahnbürsten.
der Schlafsack
sleeping bag
Plural: die Schlafsäcke. Notice the change from a to ä.
das Frühstück
breakfast
Learn the noun together with das to remember its gender.
hungrig
hungry
A useful question for guests: 'Bist du hungrig?' means 'Are you hungry?'
Possessive words: who owns it?
These words come before a noun instead of der, die or das. Choose the base word to show who owns something.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| my | mein | mein Kissen — my pillow |
| your: one familiar person | dein | dein Kissen — your pillow |
| his | sein | sein Kissen — his pillow |
| her | ihr | ihr Kissen — her pillow |
| our | unser | unser Kissen — our pillow |
| their | ihr | ihr Kissen — their pillow |
Match the ending to the noun
In these phrases, the possessive noun groups are subjects and use the nominative case. Use the base form with masculine and neuter nouns. Add -e with feminine and plural nouns. The ending matches the thing owned, not its owner.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | mein / dein / sein / ihr / unser | dein Freund — your friend |
| Neuter singular | mein / dein / sein / ihr / unser | unser Frühstück — our breakfast |
| Feminine singular | meine / deine / seine / ihre / unsere | seine Tasche — his bag |
| Plural: all genders | meine / deine / seine / ihre / unsere | ihre Schlafsäcke — their sleeping bags |
Make a yes/no question
Put the verb first to ask a yes/no question. The possessive word stays with its noun.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Statement | Subject + verb + description | Dein Freund ist hungrig. — Your friend is hungry. |
| Question | Verb + subject + description? | Ist dein Freund hungrig? — Is your friend hungry? |
More examples
Deine Decke ist hier.
Your blanket is here.
Use deine because Decke is feminine.
Unser Schlafsack liegt auf dem Sofa.
Our sleeping bag is on the sofa.
Use unser because Schlafsack is masculine and is the subject.
Sind eure Freunde hungrig?
Are your friends hungry?
When speaking to several children, use eure for 'your' before a plural noun.