Definition
A female parent of a child.
Translations
- English
- mother
- Français
- mère
- Türkçe
- anne
- Polski
- matka
- Русский
- мать
- Українська
- мати
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Mutter
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
mother
/diː ˈmʊtɐ/
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
- Mütter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Mutter arbeitet im Krankenhaus.NominativSing.My mother works at the hospital.
- Die Mutter hält ihr Baby im Arm.NominativSing.The mother is holding her baby in her arms.
- Meine Mutter arbeitet heute.NominativSing.My mother is working today.
- Die Mutter ist mit ihrem Baby unterwegs.NominativSing.The mother is out with her baby.
- Seine Mutter kommt später.NominativSing.His mother is coming later.
- Ich besuche meine Mutter.AkkusativSing.I visit my mother.
- Die Mütter warten vor dem Kindergarten.NominativPlur.The mothers are waiting in front of the kindergarten.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Mutter/ˈmʊtɐ/
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Article phrase
die Mutter/diː ˈmʊtɐ/
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Plural
Mütter/ˈmʏtɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Mutter | die Mütter |
| Akkusativ | die Mutter | die Mütter |
| Dativ | der Mutter | den Müttern |
| Genitiv | der Mutter | der Mütter |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmeine Mutter
- Collocationdie Mutter besuchen
- CollocationMutter mit Baby
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedEltern — parents
Mutter denotes the female parent; Eltern, by contrast, encompasses Mutter, the father, or both together.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word