Translation
the woman; wife; Mrs
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Word origin
From Old High German frouwa ('lady, mistress'), the feminine counterpart of the old Germanic word for 'lord'; no common English cognate.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- frouwa
Grammar
Examples
Chefin.
The woman over there is my boss.
.
My wife works as a doctor.
, Schmidt!
Good afternoon, Mrs Schmidt!
Where this fits
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Stories
(19)Auf dem Markt: Kuchen und ein Geschenk
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Bei der Gastfamilie
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Beim Arzt mit Schmerzen
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Das Geld
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Im Geschäft: Das Handy ist kaputt
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Im Hotel: drei Nächte für die Klasse
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In Wien: Wo ist das Museum?
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Zwei Tickets für das Konzert
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Der Ausflug am Freitag
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Der falsche Bus
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Der Schlüssel
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Wer sucht wen?
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Wo bist du gewesen?
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Wo ist Bruno?
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Das Licht gegenüber
4 min read · Core 1000
Der Brief an mich
4 min read · Core 1000
Die Frau im Zug
4 min read · Core 1000
Die Tür ist offen
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Nicht vor den Leuten
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(7)German Adjective Endings: Strong, Weak and Mixed in Three Tables
German Superlative and Comparative: -er, am -sten and Umlauts
German Numbers: 1 to 100, einundzwanzig and the Big Ones
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Plurals: Eight Patterns and the Rules That Predict Them
German Possessive Pronouns: mein, dein, sein and Their Endings
German Relative Pronouns: der, die, das Do a Second Job
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Frau: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the German word "Frau" (the woman; wife; Mrs): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 1: Words 101-110.