Noun
die Muttersprache
Pronunciation: /ˈmʊtɐˌʃpʁaːxə/
mother tongue; native language
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plural Muttersprachen
Meanings
Noun
- mother tongue; native language
Example sentence
Was ist deine Muttersprache?
What's your native language?
Word forms
singular
die Muttersprache
plural
die Muttersprachen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Muttersprache
Accusativedie Muttersprache
Dativeder Muttersprache
Genitiveder Muttersprache
Plural
Nominativedie Muttersprachen
Accusativedie Muttersprachen
Dativeden Muttersprachen
Genitiveder Muttersprachen
Usage
- in der Muttersprache — In one's native language; in takes dative.
- Muttersprache / Fremdsprache — A native language versus a language learned as foreign.
Mit ihrer Großmutter spricht sie in ihrer Muttersprache.
She speaks with her grandmother in her native language.