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The meaning of the German word "mein" and how you use it

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mein
(possessive article) (nominative) (masc.) (sing.) my
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Mein Freund ist deutsch .
My friend is German.
Wo ist mein Hund ?
Where is my dog?
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Mein Name ist Eva Padberg
My name is Eva Padberg
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Guten Tag ! Mein Name ist -
Hello! My name is-
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darunter auch mein Kumpel und ein Nachbar meiner Mutter ,
among them my friend and my mother's neighbor too,
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mein
(possessive article) (nom. or acc.) (neut.) (sing.) my
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Das ist mein Haus .
That's my house.
Mein Auto ist weiß .
My car is white.
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Co-Drehbuchautor ! Ich werde gewiss mein Mitspracherecht nutzen , Mr . DaGradi !
Co-script writer! I will of course use my right to speak, Mr. DaGradi!
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Ja , mein Verhältnis ist ja ein sehr ja ein sehr , ich sag mal ein freundschaftliches ,
Yeah, my relationship is, yeah, a very, like a very, let's say a friendly one,
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Eh , hast du mein Wasser getrunken ?
Hey, did you drink my water?
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mein gott
(expression) my god This expression indicates surprise or indignation.
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Mein Gott , was hast du gemacht ?
My god, what have you done?
Mein Gott , warum dauert das so lange ?
My god, why is this taking so long?
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Oh mein Gott , Ned , er ist mein bester Freund , oh und Tante May sollte es wirklich wissen ,
Oh my god, Ned, he is my best friend, oh and aunt may should really know (it),
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Oh mein Gott .
Oh my god.
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Mein Gott , wie lang brauchst du denn mit den Getränke n ?
My god, how long do you need (then) with the drinks?
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mein...Herr
(expression) Sir; milord (ancient)
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Was darf es sein , mein Herr ?
What's it to be, Sir?
Es tut mir sehr Leid , mein Herr .
I am very sorry about that, Sir.
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Oh , Verzeihung mein Herr , sagte Frederick . Es ist mir sehr unangenehm ...
Oh, excuse me sir, said Frederick. How embarrassing!
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mein
(verb) (present) (ich) to mean "Ich mein" is the colloquial short form of "ich meine".
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Ich mein , ich hab es dir schon einmal gesagt .
I mean, I've already told you once.
Ich mein , das war vielleicht nicht die beste Idee .
I mean, it might not have been the best idea.
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Nein ... doch ! Ja , ich mein ... ich mein , also ich komm nicht direkt von hier , ich hab hier 'ne Arbeit zu erledigen .
No...I do! Yeah, I mean...I mean, well I don't come directly from here, I've got a job to finish here.
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Ich mein , du machst ja deine Szenen ,
I mean, you do your scenes, of course,
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Ich mein schlecht wird es nicht , aber das denk ich mal , ist fast nicht umsetzbar .
I mean, it wouldn't be bad, but I think it's almost not viable.
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