Noun
die Jungfrau
Pronunciation: /ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ̯/
virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
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plural Jungfrauen
Meanings
Noun
- virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
- Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign)
Example sentence
Damals war es üblich, als Jungfrau in die Ehe zu gehen.
Back then it was normal to enter marriage as a virgin.
Word forms
singular
die Jungfrau
plural
die Jungfrauen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Jungfrau
Accusativedie Jungfrau
Dativeder Jungfrau
Genitiveder Jungfrau
Plural
Nominativedie Jungfrauen
Accusativedie Jungfrauen
Dativeden Jungfrauen
Genitiveder Jungfrauen
Usage
- Jungfrau sein — be a virgin; the grammatically feminine noun can also refer to a man
- Jungfrau in der Astrologie — Virgo; a different use of the same noun
Im Roman erzählt der Mann, dass er noch Jungfrau sei.
In the novel, the man says that he is still a virgin.