Noun
der Vater
Pronunciation: /ˈfaːtər/
father
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plural Väter
Meanings
Noun
- father
Example sentence
„Wo ist dein Vater?“ — „Ich habe keinen.“
"Where is your father?" "I don't have one."
Word forms
singular
der Vater
plural
die Väter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Vater
Accusativeden Vater
Dativedem Vater
Genitivedes Vaters
Plural
Nominativedie Väter
Accusativedie Väter
Dativeden Vätern
Genitiveder Väter
Usage
- der Vater → die Väter — father → fathers; plural with an umlaut
- mein Vater — my father; no article before the possessive
Mein Vater hat mir das Fahrradfahren beigebracht.
My father taught me to ride a bicycle.