No. 1,797 in German
mein
"Mein" means "my" in English.
In a sentence
Das ist mein Buch.
That is my book.
Possessive pronoun 'mein' indicates ownership of the object 'Buch'.
Mein Hund bellt laut.
My dog barks loudly.
Possessive pronoun 'mein' indicates ownership of the subject 'Hund'.
Ich habe mein Handy verloren.
I lost my phone.
Possessive pronoun 'mein' is used to indicate ownership of the direct object 'Handy'.
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