meine Heimat
The English phrase "my homeland" is translated into German as meine Heimat.
meine Heimat is used to describe the country or region where a person was born or where they feel a strong emotional connection.
What does it mean word for word?
meine is the feminine possessive pronoun for "my" and Heimat is the feminine noun for "homeland".
Which one should you use?
While meine Heimat often refers to a more emotional or regional sense of home, the term Heimatland is used as a more political or formal term for one's home country.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Bavarian dialect, you may hear Mei Hoamat. In Low German, the variation is Miin Heimat and in the Palatine German dialect, it is written as Minj Heimot.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because Heimat is a feminine noun, the possessive pronoun changes to meiner when used in the genitive case, such as in the phrase die Liebe meiner Heimat (the love of my homeland).
Did you know?
- Because of its historical use in political propaganda during the 20th century, some modern Germans avoid using Heimat to prevent sounding nationalist.
- The word Heimat can also refer to the specific place where a certain animal or plant species naturally occurs in the wild.
- The term Heimat is so central to German identity that it has inspired an entire genre of folk music and literature known as 'Heimatkunst', which celebrates traditional rural life.
Examples in context
- Ich liebe meine Heimat.I love my homeland.This sentence is useful for expressing affection for one's homeland using meine Heimat.Tatoeba #642348 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #1218472 by AlanF_US
- Niemand will meine Heimat unterstützen.Nobody wants to support my homeland.This sentence shows the use of meine Heimat in the context of supporting a homeland.Tatoeba #13932917 by ninefi, translation #13932215 by rul
- Meine Heimat ist die portugiesische Sprache.My homeland is the Portuguese language.This sentence demonstrates using meine Heimat metaphorically to refer to a language.Tatoeba #10494082 by carlosalberto, translation #10494068 by carlosalberto
- Meine geliebte HeimatMy beloved homeland
- Die Heimat meines HerzensThe homeland of my heart
- Die Kultur meiner HeimatThe culture of my homeland
- Die Landschaft meines HeimatlandesThe landscape of my homeland
- Die gastfreundlichen Menschen meiner HeimatThe hospitable people of my homeland
- Die traditionellen Bräuche meiner HeimatThe traditional customs of my homeland
- Die regionalen Spezialitäten meines HeimatlandesThe regional specialties of my homeland
Example conversation
Sarah and Lukas are talking about their lives in a cafe.
- SarahVermisst du manchmal deine Heimat?Do you sometimes miss your homeland?
- LukasJa, meine Heimat liegt weit weg.Yes, my homeland is far away.
- SarahDas kann ich gut verstehen.I can understand that well.
- LukasUnd wie ist es bei dir?And how is it for you?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
