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Die Ehefrau von Kalles Onkel sammelt Pilze im Wald. Kalle's uncle's wife gathers mushrooms in the forest.

noun · A2

die Ehefrau

[ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯]

wife

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Antonyms
der Ehemann

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Grammar

Plural
die Ehefrauen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Ehefrau die Ehefrauen
Die Ehefrau von Kalles Onkel sammelt Pilze im Wald. Kalle's uncle's wife gathers mushrooms in the forest.
Accusative wen? was? die Ehefrau die Ehefrauen
Dative wem? der Ehefrau den Ehefrauen
Genitive wessen? der Ehefrau der Ehefrauen

How the Word Is Built

Ehe root frau root

A compound: die Ehe + die Frau

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil and his big family

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