Definition
A female child.
Translations
- English
- girl
- Français
- fille
- Türkçe
- kız çocuk
- Polski
- dziewczynka
- Русский
- девочка
- Українська
- дівчинка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Mädchen
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
girl
/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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Mädchen liest ein Buch.NominativSing.The girl is reading a book.
- Ein Mädchen fährt mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule.NominativSing.A girl rides a bicycle to school.
- 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.
- 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.
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/
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.
- Related termJunge — boy
- Broader termKind
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word