Definition
An adult female person.
Translations
- English
- woman
- Français
- femme
- Türkçe
- kadın
- Polski
- kobieta
- Русский
- женщина
- Українська
- жінка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Frau
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
- Personal Information
woman
/diː ˈfʁaʊ̯/
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
- Frauen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Frau wartet an der Haltestelle.NominativSing.The woman is waiting at the bus stop.
- Eine Frau fragt nach dem Weg.NominativSing.A woman asks for directions.
- Ich spreche die Frau am Empfang an.AkkusativSing.I speak to the woman at reception.
- Ich helfe der Frau mit dem Koffer.DativSing.I help the woman with the suitcase.
- Die Frauen sprechen vor dem Haus.NominativPlur.The women are talking in front of the house.
- Wir treffen zwei Frauen aus Berlin.AkkusativPlur.We meet two women from Berlin.
- Sie arbeitet mit vielen Frauen zusammen.DativPlur.She works with many women.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Frau/fʁaʊ̯/
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Article phrase
die Frau/diː ˈfʁaʊ̯/
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Plural
Frauen/ˈfʁaʊ̯ən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Frau | die Frauen |
| Akkusativ | die Frau | die Frauen |
| Dativ | der Frau | den Frauen |
| Genitiv | der Frau | der Frauen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Frau ansprechen
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Frau sprechenmit + Dativ
- Adjective combinationjunge Frau
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymDame — lady
Dame usually sounds more polite or elevated than Frau and is particularly suitable in formal or respectful forms of address.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word