Definition
A familiar, affectionate word for one’s mother.
Translations
- English
- mum
- Français
- maman
- Türkçe
- anne
- Polski
- mama
- Русский
- мама
- Українська
- мама
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Mama
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
mum
/diː ˈmama/
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
- Mamas
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Mama kocht heute Suppe.NominativSing.My mom is cooking soup today.
- Die Mama liest ihrem Kind ein Buch vor.NominativSing.The mom reads a book to her child.
- Meine Mama ist zu Hause.NominativSing.My mom is at home.
- Die Mama wartet vor der Schule.NominativSing.The mom is waiting in front of the school.
- Ich rufe meine Mama an.AkkusativSing.I call my mom.
- Das Kind geht zu seiner Mama.DativSing.The child goes to its mom.
- Die beiden Mamas sprechen miteinander.NominativPlur.The two moms are talking to each other.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Mama/ˈmama/
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Article phrase
die Mama/diː ˈmama/
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Plural
Mamas/ˈmaːmas/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Mama | die Mamas |
| Akkusativ | die Mama | die Mamas |
| Dativ | der Mama | den Mamas |
| Genitiv | der Mama | der Mamas |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmeine Mama
- Collocationdie Mama anrufen
- Prepositional constructionzu Mamazu + Dativ
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