Definition
The fifth month of the calendar year, after April and before June.
Translations
- English
- May
- Français
- mai
- Türkçe
- mayıs
- Polski
- maj
- Русский
- май
- Українська
- травень
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Mai
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
May
/deːɐ̯ ˈmaɪ̯/
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
- Maie
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Mai ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “May”.
- Der Text nennt den Mai.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “May”.
- Der Text handelt vom Mai.DativSing.The text is about “May”.
- Mehrere Maie werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “May” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Maie.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “May”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Maien.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “May”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Mai/maɪ̯/
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Article phrase
der Mai/deːɐ̯ ˈmaɪ̯/
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Plural
Maie/ˈmaɪ̯ə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Mai | die Maie |
| Akkusativ | den Mai | die Maie |
| Dativ | dem Mai | den Maien |
| Genitiv | des Mais | der Maie |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Maiin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Mai ist der fünfte Monat des Jahres.
- CollocationAnfang Mai
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.
Formation typeSimple word