Noun
die Frau
Pronunciation: /fʁaʊ̯/
woman (adult female human)
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plural Frauen
Meanings
Noun
- woman (adult female human)
- wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
- a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss
- madam (polite form of address for a woman or lady)
Example sentence
Die Frau dort ist meine Lehrerin.
The woman over there is my teacher.
Word forms
singular
die Frau
plural
die Frauen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Frau
Accusativedie Frau
Dativeder Frau
Genitiveder Frau
Plural
Nominativedie Frauen
Accusativedie Frauen
Dativeden Frauen
Genitiveder Frauen
Usage
- die Frau → die Frauen — The plural adds -en.
- Frau Müller — Frau before a surname is a form of address without an article.
Eine Frau fragt nach dem Weg.
A woman is asking for directions.