mine

The word “mine” means belonging to me; the possessive form of "I" used on its own, without a following noun. In plain terms, either "belonging to me" or, as a completely separate word, a hole dug in the ground for minerals (or the explosive device / cryptocurrency-earning sense that grew from it).

“Mine” is pronounced myn (/maɪ̯n/ in IPA).

Here is “mine” used in a sentence: “That jacket is mine.”

Depending on how it is used, “mine” can be a pronoun, a det, a noun and a verb.

The word “mine” comes from Old French. The possessive "mine" traces back through Old English mīn to a very old Germanic root for "my"; the noun/verb "mine" (as in digging) comes from a separate Old French word for an excavation or tunnel.

“Mine” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Mine” has 8 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: belonging to me; the possessive form of "I" used on its own, without a following noun.

Both show that something belongs to the speaker, but they sit differently in a sentence. 'My' always comes before a noun, as in 'my car.' 'Mine' stands alone with no noun after it, as in 'that car is mine.' Use 'my' to introduce the thing and 'mine' to replace it.

In this sense, 'mine' is a possessive pronoun. It replaces a noun phrase that belongs to the speaker, so instead of repeating 'my keys' you can simply say 'the keys are mine.' Other possessive pronouns in the same family include yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs.

Yes. Spelled the same way, 'mine' can also be a noun for an underground site where minerals like coal or gold are dug out, or a concealed explosive device. These senses are unrelated to the possessive pronoun and are told apart entirely by the context of the sentence.