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sein Vater

his father

→ sein
phrase Very common #1,386
his father The possessive form changes with case: for example, “seinen Vater” in the accusative and “seines Vaters” in the genitive.
GE: Sein Vater wohnt in Berlin.
EN: His father lives in Berlin.

Sein Vater scheint Anwalt zu sein.

His father appears to be a lawyer.

Sein Vater und sein Großvater waren auch Arbeiter.

His father and his grandfather were also workers.

— Leben! (1994)

Ich höre, dass sein Vater nun im Krankenhaus ist.

I hear his father is now in the hospital.

Welchen Sohn liebt sein Vater?

Which son does his father love?

Tom hat ein Auto, das ihm sein Vater gegeben hat.

Tom has a car that his father gave him.

Tom will, dass ihm sein Vater ein Pony kauft.

Tom wants his father to buy him a pony.

Tom wollte wach bleiben, bis sein Vater käme.

Tom wanted to stay awake until his father came.

Der Junge meint noch, sein Vater holt ihn Samstag ab.

The boy also says that his father will pick him up on Saturday.

— Die Kinder des Monsieur Mathieu (2004)

Aber sein Vater ist Soldat.

But his father is a soldier.

— Der Dieb (1997)

Sein Vater hat sie erkannt.

His father recognized her.

— Loveless (2017)

Ist sein Vater Arzt?

Is his father a doctor?

Er sagte, dass sein Vater krank sei, aber das war gelogen.

He said his father was sick, but that was a lie.

Er sagte mir, sein Vater sei Lehrer.

He told me his father was a teacher.

Sein Vater ist Koch.

His father is a chef.

— Die Flucht ins Ungewisse (1988)

Wo ist sein Vater jetzt?

Where is his father now?

Sein Vater kann es sich nicht leisten, ihn nächstes Jahr studieren zu lassen.

His father can't afford to send him to university next year.

Sein Vater starb letztes Jahr.

His father died last year.

Das war sein Vater, und er ist sehr krank.

That was his father, and he is very ill.

— Alles über meine Mutter (1999)

Es war sein Vater.

It was his father.

— Der Club der toten Dichter (1989)

Er ist jetzt so groß wie sein Vater.

He is now as tall as his father.

Er spielte sehr gut Gitarre, während sein Vater dabei war.

He played the guitar very well while his father was there.

Ein Sohn sollte dort geboren werden, wo sein Vater ist.

A son should be born where his father is.

— Pans Labyrinth (2006)

Wo war da sein Vater?

Where was his father?

— Bullet Train (2022)

Lebt sein Vater noch?

Is his father still alive?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Und hat sein Vater nicht Arzneimittel verkauft?

And didn't his father sell pharmaceuticals?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Der kleine Junge hat das Geld verloren, das sein Vater ihm gegeben hatte.

The little boy lost the money his father had given him.

Sein Vater brachte ihn um.

His father killed him.

— Der Club der toten Dichter (1989)

Tom sieht genauso aus wie sein Vater.

Tom looks just like his father.

Sein Vater hinterließ ihm in seinem Testament das Haus.

His father left him the house in his will.

Sein Vater ist auf Toms Geburtsurkunde nicht eingetragen.

His father is not listed on Tom’s birth certificate.

„ In welcher Beziehung stehen Sie zu ihm?“–„ Ich bin sein Vater.“

“What is your relationship to him?” — “I’m his father.”

Tom erzählte mir, sein Vater sei im Krieg gefallen.

Tom told me his father died in the war.

Heutzutage fährt sein Vater mit dem Auto zur Arbeit.

Nowadays his father drives to work.

Ich habe gehört, dass sein Vater in einem anderen Land ist.

I heard his father is in another country.

Sein Vater nennt ihn"Tom".

His father calls him "Tom".

Er schämt sich, dass sein Vater arm ist.

He is ashamed that his father is poor.

Sein Vater trinkt.

His father drinks.

Tom ist viel größer als sein Vater.

Tom is much taller than his father.

Tom weinte jedesmal, wenn sein Vater aus dem Zimmer ging.

Tom cried every time his father left the room.

Leute, sein Vater ist ein Todesser.

Guys, his father is a Death Eater.

— Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009)

Das da ist sein Vater?

Is that his father?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Schlimmer noch als sein Vater.

Even worse than his father.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Gestern Abend verstarb sein Vater im Krankenhaus.

Last night his father died in the hospital.

Ich bin sein Vater.

I am his father.

— Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Tom wollte nicht gehen, doch sein Vater zwang ihn.

Tom didn’t want to leave, but his father forced him to.

Sein Vater hat ihn nie ausgeschimpft.

His father never scolded him.

Sein Vater ist Japaner.

His father is Japanese.

Tom ist noch nicht so groß wie sein Vater.

Tom isn't as tall as his father yet.

Er ist kleiner als sein Vater.

He is shorter than his father.

Sein Vater ist verschwunden.

His father has disappeared.

— Central Station (1998)

Indiana Jones und sein Vater sind geflohen.

Indiana Jones and his father have escaped.

— Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug (1989)

Und sein Vater von seinem Vater.

And his father's father.

— Soul Kitchen (2009)

Hier ist sein Vater.

Here is his father.

— Schmetterling und Taucherglocke (2007)

Sein Vater soll an der Grenze umgekommen sein.

His father is said to have died at the border.

— Iwans Kindheit (1962)

Er erzählte mir, dass sein Vater verstorben ist.

He told me that his father had died.

Sein Vater und seine Mutter sind beide tot.

His father and mother are both dead.

Sind Sie sein Vater?

Are you his father?

— Broker - Familie gesucht (2022)

Diese Frau ist sein Vater.

This woman is his father.

— Alles über meine Mutter (1999)

Er ißt mehr als sein Vater.

He eats more than his father.

Er ist nicht so groß wie sein Vater.

He is not as tall as his father.

Er sieht aus wie sein Vater.

He looks like his father.

— Der Club der toten Dichter (1989)

Er war bereits überaus verstört, war es immer gewesen, seit sein Vater starb.

He was already extremely disturbed, had always been since his father died.

— Psycho (1960)

Denn sein Vater ist zu faul, sich einen schönen auszudenken.

Because his father is too lazy to think up a nice one.

— Train to Busan (2016)

Sein Vater arbeitete bei der Eisenbahn.

His father worked on the railway.

Tom ist jetzt fast so groß wie sein Vater.

Tom is now almost as tall as his father.

Er ist doch sein Vater.

He is his father, after all.

— Sie küssten und sie schlugen ihn (1959)

Tom hat mir gesagt, dass sein Vater nicht zu Hause sei.

Tom told me that his father wasn't at home.

Sein Vater hatte viele Feinde in Ihrer Heimat.

His father had many enemies in your homeland.

— Eine Frage der Ehre (1992)

Ist sein Vater ein Brieffreund von denen?

Is his father a pen pal of theirs?

— Im Westen nichts Neues (2022)

Sein Vater ist anscheinend im Ausland gestorben.

His father apparently died abroad.

Er ist so groß wie sein Vater.

He is as tall as his father.

Ich habe gehört, dass sein Vater im Ausland ist.

I heard his father is abroad.

Sein Vater kann ihm später einen richtigen Namen geben.

His father can give him a real name later.

— Leben! (1994)

Tom und sein Vater bauen ein Baumhaus.

Tom and his father build a tree house.

Er ist jetzt fast so groß wie sein Vater.

He is now almost as tall as his father.

Sein Vater starb, als er drei war.

His father died when he was three.

— Y Tu Mama Tambien - Lust for Life (2001)

Er sagte mir, dass sein Vater Arzt sei.

He told me that his father was a doctor.

Sein Vater warf ihn aus dem Haus.

His father threw him out of the house.

— Y Tu Mama Tambien - Lust for Life (2001)

Sowohl sein Vater als auch seine Mutter sind tot.

Both his father and his mother are dead.

Sein Vater hat ihn mitgenommen.

His father took him along.

— Der Dieb (1997)

Tom sagte mir, sein Vater sei nicht zu Hause.

Tom told me that his father wasn’t home.

Sein Vater ist Feuerwehrmann.

His father is a firefighter.

Ich wollte, dass er weiß, was für ein Mensch sein Vater ist.

I wanted him to know what kind of person his father is.

— Der Fluch der goldenen Blume (2006)

Er ist weniger ungeduldig als sein Vater.

He is less impatient than his father.

Nach dem Tod von Toms Mutter heiratete sein Vater erneut.

After Tom’s mother died, his father remarried.

Tom ist fast so groß wie sein Vater.

Tom is almost as tall as his father.

Sein Vater ist gefallen.

His father was killed in action.

— The Devil's Backbone (2001)