der Herr
/hɛr/
Mr., mister, sir respectful address towards a man; man, gentleman; sir, lord; address of subservient respect
- genitive
- des Herrn
- plural
- die Herren
Meanings
- 1
Mr., mister, sir respectful address towards a man
Sie machen mir Angst, mein Herr!
You're a creep, Mister!
Tatoeba · vasco_yannic · CC BY 2.0 FR
Oh, der feine Herr hat ein neues Wort gelernt.
Uh, mister fancy pants learned a new word.
Tatoeba · mashi · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
man, gentleman
Er ist der Herr des Hauses.
He's the man of the house.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Da ist ein Herr, der dich sehen will.
There is a gentleman to see you.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
sir, lord; address of subservient respect
Tom hat „Der Herr der Ringe“ gelesen.
Tom read the Lord of the Rings.
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Möge der Herr mit dir sein!
May the Lord be with you.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
master, lord — generally denotes that someone has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal senserare
- 5
the lowest title of German nobilityrare
- 6
Lord, Godrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derHerr | dieHerren |
| accusative | denHerrn | dieHerren |
| dative | demHerrn | denHerren |
| genitive | desHerrn | derHerren |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.