# der Herr

der Herr is a German noun meaning “man”. Forms: des Herrn, die Herren.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Herrn
- Plural: die Herren

## In other languages

- Русский: господин
- Українська: пан

## Meanings

1. _polite_ man, gentleman
   - Herrenbekleidung — gentlemen's wear
2. _archaic_ sir, lord; address of subservient respect
   - Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr? — How can I serve you, sir?
3. Mr., mister, sir respectful address towards a man
   - sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt — (dear) Mr. Schmidt
4. master, lord (generally denotes that someone has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)
   - Herr der Lage sein — to be master of the situation
5. _historical_ the lowest title of German nobility
   - Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz — Gans (noble) lords of Putlitz
6. Lord, God
   - Das Haus des Herrn — the House of God

## Examples

- Er kommt gut mit Herrn Braun aus. — He gets on well with Mr. Brown.
- Herr Schmidt lebt jetzt in Kyōto. — Mr Smith lives in Kyoto now.
- Da will Sie ein Herr Itō sprechen. — There is a Mr Ito who wants to see you.
- Der Garten von Herrn White ist groß. — Mr White's yard is large.
- Es geht mir genauso wie Herrn Isoda. — I feel exactly the same as Mr Isoda.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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