Meine Familie My Family

Wir lernen Familienmitglieder, Possessivpronomen mein/meine und das Verb haben.

In this lesson you learn to describe your family. You learn the names of family members, possessive adjectives like mein/meine and the verb haben. At the end you can introduce your family in 5-6 sentences.

Vater, Mutter, Bruder, Schwester, Großeltern, Onkel, Tante, Cousin, Cousine, verheiratet, ledig.

Family members: der Vater, die Mutter, der Bruder, die Schwester, die Großeltern, der Opa/Großvater, die Oma/Großmutter, der Onkel, die Tante, der Cousin, die Cousine. Adjectives: verheiratet (married), ledig (single).

mein Vater, meine Mutter, mein Kind, meine Geschwister. haben: ich habe, du hast, er hat, wir haben.

Possessive adjectives change their ending according to gender and case. Nominative: mein Vater (m), meine Mutter (f), mein Kind (n), meine Geschwister (pl). In accusative mein becomes meinen (m). Same pattern for dein/deine, sein/seine, ihr/ihre. haben: ich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat, wir haben, ihr habt, sie/Sie haben.

In Deutschland: kleine Familien mit 1-2 Kindern. Großeltern wohnen oft separat. Muttertag im Mai.

In Germany the small family (parents and one or two children) is the most common family form. Many women work and share childcare with their partner. Grandparents often do not live in the same household but they meet regularly. Mother's Day (second Sunday in May) is an important family day.

Übe: Familie beschreiben, Possessivpronomen einsetzen, haben konjugieren.

For the exam practise: describing your family in 5-6 sentences, inserting possessive adjectives correctly, conjugating haben correctly. Typical exam tasks: describe a family tree, gap fill with possessive adjectives, short essay about family.