How do you use "mine" in a sentence?

Is this your coffee or mine? A friend of mine recommended this restaurant. The coal mine closed down in the 1980s.

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Q: What does "mine" mean?

Belonging to me; a place where minerals are extracted The word 'mine' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to me.' It replaces 'my + noun' to avoid repetition ('That book is mine'). It can also be a noun meaning a place where minerals are extracted, or a verb meaning to extract minerals from the ground.

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Meaning: Belonging to me; a place where minerals are extracted

我的（东西），矿山

mío/mía, mina

私のもの、鉱山

나의 것, 광산

The word 'mine' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to me.' It replaces 'my + noun' to avoid repetition ('That book is mine'). It can also be a noun meaning a place where minerals are extracted, or a verb meaning to extract minerals from the ground.

「mine」是一个所有格代词，意思是「属于我的」。它用来替代「my＋名词」以避免重复（「That book is mine」＝那本书是我的）。它也可以是名词，指开采矿物的地方，或者是动词，指从地下开采矿物。

La palabra «mine» es un pronombre posesivo que significa «perteneciente a mí». Reemplaza «my + sustantivo» para evitar la repetición («That book is mine» = ese libro es mío). También puede ser un sustantivo que significa un lugar donde se extraen minerales, o un verbo que significa extraer minerales del suelo.

「mine」は「私に属する」という意味の所有代名詞です。繰り返しを避けるために「my＋名詞」の代わりに使います（「That book is mine」＝あの本は私のです）。また、鉱物が採掘される場所を意味する名詞や、地面から鉱物を採掘することを意味する動詞としても使われます。

'mine'은 '나에게 속하는'을 뜻하는 소유대명사입니다. 반복을 피하기 위해 'my + 명사'를 대신합니다('That book is mine'). 또한 광물을 채굴하는 장소를 뜻하는 명사이거나, 땅에서 광물을 채굴하는 것을 뜻하는 동사로도 쓰입니다.

Examples

Is this your coffee or mine?
这是你的咖啡还是我的？
¿Este café es tuyo o mío?
これはあなたのコーヒー、それとも私のですか？
이건 당신 커피예요, 아니면 제 거예요?
A friend of mine recommended this restaurant.
我的一个朋友推荐了这家餐厅。
Un amigo mío me recomendó este restaurante.
私の友人がこのレストランを勧めてくれました。
제 친구가 이 레스토랑을 추천해 줬어요.
The coal mine closed down in the 1980s.
那座煤矿在20世纪80年代关闭了。
La mina de carbón cerró en los años ochenta.
その炭鉱は1980年代に閉鎖されました。
그 탄광은 1980년대에 폐쇄되었습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

The possessive pronoun comes from Old English 'min', of Germanic origin. The excavation noun comes from Celtic languages via Old French 'mine'. Two distinct words that converged in English.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

The possessive 'mine' and the excavation 'mine' have different origins. The possessive comes from Old English 'min,' while the mining term comes from Celtic languages via Old French. In medieval warfare, soldiers would 'mine' under castle walls to collapse them.