Definition
A male parent of a child.
Translations
- English
- father
- Français
- père
- Türkçe
- baba
- Polski
- ojciec
- Русский
- отец
- Українська
- батько
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Vater
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
father
/deːɐ̯ ˈfaːtɐ/
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
- Väter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Vater arbeitet im Büro.NominativSing.My father works in the office.
- Der Vater liest seinem Kind eine Geschichte vor.NominativSing.The father reads a story to his child.
- Mein Vater arbeitet im Büro.NominativSing.My father works in the office.
- Der Vater spielt mit seinem Kind.NominativSing.The father plays with his child.
- Sein Vater kommt heute Abend.NominativSing.His father is coming this evening.
- Ich besuche meinen Vater.AkkusativSing.I visit my father.
- Die Väter warten vor dem Kindergarten.NominativPlur.The fathers are waiting in front of the kindergarten.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Vater/ˈfaːtɐ/
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Article phrase
der Vater/deːɐ̯ ˈfaːtɐ/
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Plural
Väter/ˈfɛːtɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Vater | die Väter |
| Akkusativ | den Vater | die Väter |
| Dativ | dem Vater | den Vätern |
| Genitiv | des Vaters | der Väter |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmein Vater
- Collocationden Vater besuchen
- CollocationVater mit Kind
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedEltern — parents
Vater denotes the male parent; Eltern, by contrast, encompasses Vater, the mother, or both together.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word