Definition
A man who is married to another person.
Translations
- English
- male spouse
- Français
- époux
- Türkçe
- erkek eş
- Polski
- małżonek
- Русский
- супруг
- Українська
- чоловік у шлюбі
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Ehepartner
- A2
- Noun
- People & Family
- Personal Information
male spouse
/deːɐ̯ ˈeːəˌpaʁtnɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Ehepartner
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Ehepartner kommt heute später nach Hause.NominativSing.My spouse is coming home later today.
- Sie bittet den Ehepartner, den Antrag ebenfalls zu unterschreiben.AkkusativSing.She asks her spouse to sign the application as well.
- Ich vertraue meinem Ehepartner.DativSing.I trust my spouse.
- Die Entscheidung des Ehepartners war verständlich.GenitivSing.The spouse’s decision was understandable.
- Die Ehepartner treffen sich regelmäßig.NominativPlur.The spouses meet regularly.
- Viele Menschen unterstützen ihre Ehepartner.AkkusativPlur.Many people support their spouses.
- Das Gesetz hilft den Ehepartnern.DativPlur.The law helps the spouses.
- Die Rechte der Ehepartner sind geschützt.GenitivPlur.The rights of the spouses are protected.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ehepartner/ˈeːəˌpaʁtnɐ/
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Article phrase
der Ehepartner/deːɐ̯ ˈeːəˌpaʁtnɐ/
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Plural
Ehepartner/ˈeːəˌpaʁtnɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ehepartner | die Ehepartner |
| Akkusativ | den Ehepartner | die Ehepartner |
| Dativ | dem Ehepartner | den Ehepartnern |
| Genitiv | des Ehepartners | der Ehepartner |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Ehepartner unterstützen
- Collocationmit dem Ehepartner sprechen
- Sentence patternEhepartner teilen sich die Hausarbeit
- Verb constructiondem Ehepartner vertrauen + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionfür den Ehepartner sorgenfür + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termEhepartnerin — female spouse
Ehepartner refers here to a man, while Ehepartnerin refers to the corresponding married woman.
- Near-synonymEhegatte
Ehegatte is a more formal term; both words refer to a married person.
- Related termLebensgefährte
A Lebensgefährte can be unmarried; a Ehepartner is by definition married.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- EheModifier
- PartnerHead
„Ehepartner“ is a synchronically transparent compound noun made up of „Ehe“ and „Partner“.
Word family
- Ehepartnerin — female spouse
- Ehe — marriage
- Partner — male partner