noun#5,606 by frequency
der Schwager
/ˈʃvaːɡər/
brother-in-law; in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
- genitive
- des Schwagers
- plural
- die Schwäger
Meanings
- 1
brother-in-law
Dieses Hotel gehört meinem Schwager.
This hotel belongs to my brother-in-law.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mein Schwager ist älter als ich.
My brother-in-law is older than me.
Tatoeba · toivo · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
Er ist einer meiner Schwager.
He's one of my in-laws.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Alle Verwandten meiner Frau sind meine Schwäger.
All of my wife's relatives are my in-laws.
Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derSchwager | dieSchwäger |
| accusative | denSchwager | dieSchwäger |
| dative | demSchwager | denSchwägern |
| genitive | desSchwagers | derSchwäger |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.