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14 October 2014
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mein Elternhaus,
der Tod meines Vaters

Das ist mein Elternhaus
This is my parents' house

... nach dem Tod meines Vaters
... after my father's death

Ich bin in meine Heimat zurückgezogen
I went back to my home town

Note that: mein, meine, mein - 'my', called possessive adjectives, are used with nouns and take the gender of the noun they qualify, eg mein Vater - masculine, meine Heimat - feminine, mein Elternhaus - neuter, as shown below.

der VaterMein Vater heißt Johann
My father is called Johann
nominative
Ich besuche meinen Vater
I visit my father
accusative
Der Tod meines Vaters
My father's death
genitive
Ich habe mit meinem Vater gesprochen.
I have talked to my father.
dative

die HeimatMeine Heimat ist...
My home town is...
nominative
Ich fahre in meine Heimat
I am travelling to my home town
accusative
Der Name meiner Heimat ist...
The name of my home town is...
genitive
...von meiner Heimat
...from my home town
dative

das ElternhausMein Elternhaus ist...
My family home is...
nominative
Ich liebe mein Elternhaus
I love my family home
accusative
Der Garten meines Elternhauses...
The garden of my family home...
genitive
...in meinem Elternhaus
...in my family home
dative

Note that: in the plural, there is only one form for masculine, feminine and neuter nouns as shown below.

singular

der Mitarbeiter
plural

die Mitarbeiter
Meine Mitarbeiter sind phantastisch
My employees are fantastic
nominative
die Funktion die Funktionen Sie bestimmen meine Funktionen
They determine my functions
accusative
das Problemdie ProblemeDie Lösung meiner Probleme
lit. my problems' solution (ie. the solution to my problems)
genitive
die Funktion die Funktionen ...mit meinen Funktionen
...with my functions
dative



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