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 ˈfʁaʊ/
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
- 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.
- 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 Stimme der Frau war ruhig.GenitivSing.The woman's voice was calm.
- 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.
- Die Rechte der Frauen müssen geschützt werden.GenitivPlur.Women's rights must be protected.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Frau/fʁaʊ/
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Article phrase
die Frau/diː ˈfʁaʊ/
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Plural
Frauen/ˈfʁaʊ.ən/
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
- Collocationeine Frau kennenlernen
- Sentence patternDie Frau lächelt freundlich.
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.
- Related termMädchen — girl
A Frau is an adult female person; a Mädchen, by contrast, is not yet an adult.
- Broader termPerson — person
A Frau is a Person; however, Person refers to people regardless of gender and age.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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