Meaning 1neutral · 90%
a male parent of a child
Natural examples
Mein Vater arbeitet heute von zu Hause.
My father is working from home today.
Lena besucht ihren Vater jedes Wochenende.
Lena visits her father every weekend.
Die Väter warten vor der Schule auf ihre Kinder.
The fathers are waiting for their children outside the school.
Usage note
Vater means a male parent; Papa is also common in everyday speech.
Useful combinations
mein Vater — my fatherVater und Mutter — father and motherVater von zwei Kindern — father of two children
Common mistake
die Vaters
die Väter
Vater has the irregular plural Väter, with an umlaut.
Mini-lesson: Father and its plural
Vater is masculine and has the irregular plural Väter. Mutter is the feminine counterpart.
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Choose one answer.Which is the correct plural of Vater?