noun#805 by frequency
die Dame
/ˈdaːmə/
lady; madam; queen
- genitive
- der Dame
- plural
- die Damen
Meanings
- 1
lady; madam — polite term to refer to any woman
Es tut mir leid, meine Dame. Es muss ein Fehler vorliegen.
I'm sorry, madam. There must be some mistake.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Damals spielte ich gerne Dame.
Back in those days, I loved to play checkers.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
lady — woman of good breeding and manners
Ich kenne diese Dame nicht.
I don't know that lady.
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Guten Abend, meine Damen und Herren!
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
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- 3
queen
- 4
kingrare
- 5
Damerare
- 6
draughts; checkersrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieDame | dieDamen |
| accusative | dieDame | dieDamen |
| dative | derDame | denDamen |
| genitive | derDame | derDamen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.