die Frau
/fʁaʊ̯/
woman; wife; a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss; madam
- genitive
- der Frau
- plural
- die Frauen
Meanings
- 1
woman — adult female human
Er ist jetzt eine Frau.
He's a woman now.
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War es ein Mann oder eine Frau?
Was it a man or a woman?
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- 2
wife — married woman, especially in relation to her spouse
Du bist nicht meine Frau.
You're not my wife.
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Ich bin nicht deine Frau.
I am not your wife.
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- 3
a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss
- 4
madam — polite form of address for a woman or lady
- 5
lady; noblewoman — woman of breeding or higher classrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieFrau | dieFrauen |
| accusative | dieFrau | dieFrauen |
| dative | derFrau | denFrauen |
| genitive | derFrau | derFrauen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.