Noun
der Schwager
Pronunciation: /ˈʃvaːɡər/
brother-in-law
C1
rank #6,131
plural Schwäger
Meanings
Noun
- brother-in-law
- in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
Example sentence
Mein Schwager arbeitet bei der Bahn.
My brother-in-law works for the railway.
Word forms
singular
der Schwager
plural
die Schwäger
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schwager
Accusativeden Schwager
Dativedem Schwager
Genitivedes Schwagers
Plural
Nominativedie Schwäger
Accusativedie Schwäger
Dativeden Schwägern
Genitiveder Schwäger
Usage
- Schwager / Schwägerin — Brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
- der Schwager / die Schwäger — The masculine plural adds an umlaut without an extra ending.
Mein Schwager holt uns morgen vom Bahnhof ab.
My brother-in-law will pick us up from the station tomorrow.