Definition
A woman who runs her own household and is not otherwise employed.
Translations
- English
- housewife
- Français
- femme au foyer
- Türkçe
- ev hanımı
- Polski
- gospodyni domowa
- Русский
- домохозяйка
- Українська
- домогосподарка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Hausfrau
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
housewife
/diː ˈhaʊ̯sˌfʁaʊ̯/
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
- Hausfrauen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Hausfrau plant den Einkauf für die Woche.NominativSing.The housewife plans the shopping for the week.
- Früher stand im Formular als Beruf Hausfrau.NominativSing.In the past, 'housewife' was listed as an occupation on the form.
- Ich kenne eine Hausfrau aus meiner Straße.AkkusativSing.I know a housewife from my street.
- Ich spreche mit der Hausfrau.DativSing.I talk to the housewife.
- Die Hausfrauen treffen sich am Vormittag.NominativPlur.The housewives meet in the morning.
- Der Kurs unterstützt Hausfrauen beim Berufseinstieg.AkkusativPlur.The course supports housewives entering employment.
- Die Nachbarin spricht mit mehreren Hausfrauen.DativPlur.The neighbor talks to several housewives.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Hausfrau/ˈhaʊ̯sˌfʁaʊ̯/
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Article phrase
die Hausfrau/diː ˈhaʊ̯sˌfʁaʊ̯/
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Plural
Hausfrauen/ˈhaʊ̯sfʁaʊ̯ən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Hausfrau | die Hausfrauen |
| Akkusativ | die Hausfrau | die Hausfrauen |
| Dativ | der Hausfrau | den Hausfrauen |
| Genitiv | der Hausfrau | der Hausfrauen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Profession expressionHausfrau sein
- Adjective combinationeine berufstätige Hausfrau
- CollocationHausfrau und Mutter
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- HausModifier
- FrauHead