Noun
die Queen
Pronunciation: /kviːn/
the Queen (the British monarch)
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plural Queens
Meanings
Noun
- the Queen (the British monarch)
- queen (woman who enjoys special attention in a given scene)
Example sentence
Die Queen winkte den Zuschauern vom Balkon zu.
The Queen waved to the crowd from the balcony.
Word forms
singular
die Queen
plural
die Queens
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Queen
Accusativedie Queen
Dativeder Queen
Genitiveder Queen
Plural
Nominativedie Queens
Accusativedie Queens
Dativeden Queens
Genitiveder Queens
Usage
- Queen / Königin — Queen is a borrowed English title, especially in a British context; Königin is the general German word.
- die Queen / die Queens — The noun is feminine and adds -s in the plural.
Im Film trägt die Queen eine goldene Krone.
In the film, the Queen wears a golden crown.