In German
Tochter
Meaning: daughter
Formal or informal? “Tochter” is daughter. Children address their parents as “Mama” and “Papa”. “Tochter” is the neutral term for daughter.
Example sentences
Meine Tochter ist fünf Jahre alt.
My daughter is five years old.
Die Tochter besucht die Schule.
The daughter goes to school.
Ich habe zwei Töchter.
I have two daughters.
Grammar note
“Die Tochter” is feminine, so it takes “die” and “eine”. The plural is “die Töchter”, with an umlaut on the “o”.
Common mistake
Don't use “der Tochter” for the subject. The article is “die Tochter”, and in the dative it's “der Tochter”, as in “mit der Tochter”.
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What is the plural of “Tochter”?
“Töchter”, with an umlaut on the “o”.
What is the German word for son?
“Der Sohn”, with the plural “die Söhne”.