Definition
A woman who is married to another person.
Translations
- English
- female spouse
- Français
- épouse
- Türkçe
- kadın eş
- Polski
- małżonka
- Русский
- супруга
- Українська
- дружина
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Ehepartnerin
- A2
- Noun
- People & Family
- Personal Information
female spouse
/diː ˈeːəˌpaʁtnəʁɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Ehepartnerinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Ehepartnerin arbeitet im Krankenhaus.NominativSing.My wife works at the hospital.
- Ich sehe meine Ehepartnerin bei der Hochzeitsfeier.AkkusativSing.I see my wife at the wedding reception.
- Ich vertraue meiner Ehepartnerin.DativSing.I trust my wife.
- Der Beruf der Ehepartnerin ist anspruchsvoll.GenitivSing.My wife’s profession is demanding.
- Die Ehepartnerinnen treffen sich heute.NominativPlur.The wives are meeting today.
- Die Ehepartnerinnen besuchen ihre Familien.AkkusativPlur.The wives are visiting their families.
- Ich helfe den Ehepartnerinnen bei der Organisation.DativPlur.I am helping the wives with the organization.
- Die Familien der Ehepartnerinnen feiern gemeinsam.GenitivPlur.The wives’ families are celebrating together.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ehepartnerin/ˈeːəˌpaʁtnəʁɪn/
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Article phrase
die Ehepartnerin/diː ˈeːəˌpaʁtnəʁɪn/
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Plural
Ehepartnerinnen/ˈeːəˌpaʁtnəʁɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ehepartnerin | die Ehepartnerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Ehepartnerin | die Ehepartnerinnen |
| Dativ | der Ehepartnerin | den Ehepartnerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Ehepartnerin | der Ehepartnerinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Ehepartnerin unterstützen
- Adjective combinationeine liebevolle Ehepartnerin
- Prepositional constructionmit seiner Ehepartnerin lebenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Ehepartnerin trägt den Ring.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termEhepartner — male spouse
Ehepartner refers here to a man, while Ehepartnerin refers to the corresponding married woman.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- EhepartnerOther
- -inSuffix
„Ehepartnerin“ is a feminine term for a person, formed from „Ehepartner“ and the suffix „-in“.
Word family
- Ehepartner — male spouse