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.

Dit is mijn vriend.

This is my friend.

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

Waar woon je?

Where do you live?

Waar woont u?

Where do you live? (formal)

Ik ga vandaag naar huis.

I go home today.

Vandaag ga ik naar huis.

Today I go home.

Ik denk dat ik vandaag naar huis ga.

I think that I go home today.

Ik ben hier.

I am here.

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.”?