Pattern: “This is my …” (introductions + possession)

Introduce people and things using a natural ‘this is’ pattern.

The pattern

Memorize this as a chunk. Then swap one word at a time.

Swap the noun: friend → name → phone → ticket.
Notice how possession works (my/your). In many languages it changes endings or word order.

Das ist mein Freund.

This is my friend.

These are close patterns you can reuse. Read them aloud, then change one word.

Wie heißt du?

What’s your name? (informal)

Wie heißen Sie?

What’s your name? (formal)

Ich komme aus Deutschland.

I come from Germany.

Ich gehe heute nach Hause.

I go home today.

Heute gehe ich nach Hause.

Today I go home.

Ich stehe um 7 Uhr auf.

I get up at 7.

Build the pattern

This is my friend.

Your sentence

Click tokens below to build the sentence.

Tokens

Mini-quiz

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Which sentence matches “This is my friend.”?