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Ich habe meinen Telefonnummer verloren.

I lost my phone number.

Language note: Note the possessive 'meinen' in 'meinen Telefonnummer'. Word gender and case affect possessive pronouns in German.

Culture note: Phone number jokes play off the idea of creating an opportunity to exchange contact details.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Ich

[eech]

First person singular pronoun.

Ich bin hier.

I am here.

habe

[hah-buh]

have

First person singular of 'to have'.

Ich habe ein Auto.

I have a car.

meinen

[MINE-en]

Possessive pronoun for first person singular.

Mein Hund ist groß.

My dog is big.

Telefonnummer

[TAY-luh-fon-NUM-muh]

telephone number

A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone line.

Meine Telefonnummer ist bekannt.

My phone number is known.

verloren

[fur-LOH-ren]

lost

To misplace or fail to keep something.

Ich habe meine Tasche verloren.

I lost my bag.

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