Ottis Vater repariert das Fahrrad. Otti's father is repairing the bike.

noun · A1

der Vater

[ˈfaːtɐ]

father, dad

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Ich helfe meinem Vater im Garten.

I'm helping my father in the garden.
Was ist dein Vater von Beruf?

What does your father do for a living?
Emil telefoniert jeden Tag mit seinem Vater.

Emil talks to his father on the phone every day.

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

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	der Vater	die Väter	Was ist dein Vater von Beruf? What does your father do for a living?
Accusative wen? was?	den Vater	die Väter
Dative wem?	dem Vater	den Vätern	Ich helfe meinem Vater im Garten. I'm helping my father in the garden.
Genitive wessen?	des Vaters	der Väter	Das Baby schläft geborgen in den Armen seines Vaters. The baby sleeps safe and sound in its father's arms.

der Großvaterder Vatertagväterlich

In Otti's situations: Otti's family

das Baby der Bruder die Eltern die Familie die Frau der Freund die Freundin die Geschwister das Kind ledig der Mann die Mutter

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