Definition
A polite title or form of address for an adult man.
Translations
- English
- Mr
- Français
- monsieur
- Türkçe
- bay
- Polski
- pan
- Русский
- господин
- Українська
- пан
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Herr
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
- Personal Information
Mr
/deːɐ̯ ˈhɛʁ/
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
- Herren
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Guten Tag, Herr Becker.NominativSing.Good day, Mr Becker.
- Der Herr an der Rezeption hilft uns.NominativSing.The gentleman at reception is helping us.
- Ich suche Herrn Müller.AkkusativSing.I am looking for Mr Müller.
- Ich spreche mit Herrn Becker.DativSing.I am speaking with Mr Becker.
- Die Herren warten im Büro.NominativPlur.The gentlemen are waiting in the office.
- Wir begrüßen die Herren am Eingang.AkkusativPlur.We greet the gentlemen at the entrance.
- Ich spreche mit den Herren über den Termin.DativPlur.I am speaking with the gentlemen about the appointment.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Herr/hɛʁ/
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Article phrase
der Herr/deːɐ̯ ˈhɛʁ/
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Plural
Herren/ˈhɛʁən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Herr | die Herren |
| Akkusativ | den Herrn | die Herren |
| Dativ | dem Herrn | den Herren |
| Genitiv | des Herrn | der Herren |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Sentence patternHerr + Familienname
- Sentence patternSehr geehrter Herr …
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 typeSimple word