meine Tochter
The English phrase "my daughter" is translated into German as meine Tochter.
meine Tochter is used to refer to a female child in relation to their parent.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of meine, the feminine possessive pronoun for "my" and Tochter, the noun for "daughter".
How does it change in a sentence?
meine Tochter is the nominative form, used when the phrase is the subject of a sentence. The plural form of the phrase is meine Töchter. If the phrase is used as an indirect object or follows certain prepositions, it changes to the dative form meiner Tochter.
Did you know?
- In a business context, the word Tochter can refer to a 'subsidiary' company. A person might use the term Tochtergesellschaft to describe a smaller company owned by a larger one.
- In old German legal texts, the term Tochter appeared in specific rules regarding 'Morgengabe', a gift given by the groom to the bride that often involved the father's daughter.
- In German, all nouns like Tochter are capitalized, regardless of where they appear in a sentence. This is a rule that does not exist in English.
Examples in context
- Wo ist meine Tochter?Where is my daughter?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of meine Tochter.Tatoeba #13336652 by Waldelfe, translation #11026652 by Aghlimas83
- Das ist meine Tochter.This is my daughter.This sentence is useful for identifying someone as meine Tochter.Tatoeba #851596 by Esperantostern, translation #61484 by CK
- Sie ist meine Tochter.She's my daughter.This sentence is useful for stating that a female person is meine Tochter.Tatoeba #940211 by Sudajaengi, translation #724401 by CM
- Meine Tochter ist eine talentierte Musikerin.My daughter is a talented musician.
- Meine liebe Tochter, ich bin stolz auf dich.My dear daughter, I am proud of you.
- Mein Töchterchen, du bist das Beste in meinem Leben.My little daughter, you are the best in my life.
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Example conversation
Lukas and Hannah are talking about their families at a cafe.
- LukasMeine Tochter ist schon sehr groß.My daughter is already very tall.
- HannahIst deine Tochter auch in der Schule?Is your daughter also in school?
- LukasJa, meine Tochter geht in die erste Klasse.Yes, my daughter is in the first grade.
- HannahDas ist ein tolles Alter.That is a great age.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
