Definition
A female child.
Translations
- English
- girl
- Français
- fille
- Türkçe
- kız çocuk
- Polski
- dziewczynka
- Русский
- девочка
- Українська
- дівчинка
Also: lass
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Mädchen
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
girl, lass
/das ˈmɛːtçən/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Mädchen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Mädchen liest ein Buch.NominativSing.The girl is reading a book.
- Ich sehe das Mädchen an der Haltestelle.AkkusativSing.I see the girl at the bus stop.
- Sie spricht mit dem Mädchen.DativSing.She talks to the girl.
- Das Fahrrad des Mädchens ist neu.GenitivSing.The girl's bicycle is new.
- Die Mädchen spielen im Garten.NominativPlur.The girls are playing in the garden.
- Wir laden die Mädchen zur Feier ein.AkkusativPlur.We invite the girls to the celebration.
- Der Trainer hilft den Mädchen.DativPlur.The coach helps the girls.
- Die Bücher der Mädchen liegen hier.GenitivPlur.The girls' books are here.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Mädchen/ˈmɛːtçən/
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Article phrase
das Mädchen/das ˈmɛːtçən/
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Plural
Mädchen/ˈmɛːtçən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Mädchen | die Mädchen |
| Akkusativ | das Mädchen | die Mädchen |
| Dativ | dem Mädchen | den Mädchen |
| Genitiv | des Mädchens | der Mädchen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Mädchen sprechenmit + Dativ
- Collocationdie Mädchen einladen
- Adjective combinationein junges Mädchen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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