die Ehefrau

B1

wife

English meaning
wife
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Ehefrauen
Vocabulary package
Marriage & Weddings

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Ehefrau in a sentence

Wie heißt Ihre Ehefrau mit Vornamen?

What is your wife's first name?

Declension of die Ehefrau

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Ehefraudie Ehefrauen
Accusativedie Ehefraudie Ehefrauen
Dativeder Ehefrauden Ehefrauen
Genitiveder Ehefrauder Ehefrauen

Word family

die Ehefrau is built from die Frau (woman; Mrs.). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Ehefrau comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Ehe und Frau

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Questions about Ehefrau

Is it der, die or das Ehefrau?

It is die Ehefrau — Ehefrau is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Ehefrauen.

What is the plural of Ehefrau?

The plural of die Ehefrau is die Ehefrauen.

What is the genitive of Ehefrau?

The genitive singular is der Ehefrau. The dative plural is den Ehefrauen.

What does Ehefrau mean in English?

die Ehefrau means "wife". For example: "Wie heißt Ihre Ehefrau mit Vornamen?" — "What is your wife's first name?"

What level is Ehefrau in German?

Ehefrau is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the marriage & weddings vocabulary.

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