meine Welt
The German phrase for "my world" is meine Welt.
How does it change in a sentence?
meine Welt is in the nominative case, used when the phrase acts as the subject of a sentence. If you need to use the phrase in the dative case, such as after certain prepositions like mit (with), it changes to meiner Welt.
Did you know?
- German uses the word Welt in the compound noun Weltanschauung to describe a comprehensive philosophy or a particular way of seeing the world.
- The ancient root of Welt is related to the concept of 'turning' or 'the cycle of time', reflecting how the world 'turns' or rotates.
- In German, if you describe your 'world' as being 'aus den Fugen' (out of joint), you are saying your life or your world is falling apart or in chaos.
Examples in context
- Das ist meine Welt.This is my world.Tatoeba #13391432 by Vortarulo, translation #12137549 by CK
- Meine Welt ist ohne Sie leer.My world is empty without you.Tatoeba #12647167 by Waldelfe, translation #10741443 by CK
- Meine Welt ist auch deine Welt.My world is your world too.Tatoeba #980923 by Esperantostern, translation #5300257 by Zurich899
- Ich bin stolz auf die Welt, die ich erschaffen habe.I am proud of the world I have created.
- Diese Hobbys sind meine kleine Welt.These hobbies are my little world.
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Example conversation
Sarah and Maximilian are discussing their new art studio.
- SarahDieses Atelier ist meine Welt.This studio is my world.
- MaximilianDu liebst die Kunst sehr, Sarah.You love art very much, Sarah.
- SarahJa, und ohne Kunst wäre meine Welt grau.Yes, and without art, my world would be gray.
- MaximilianIch verstehe dich gut, meine Liebe.I understand you well, my dear.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Welt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
