# die Jungfrau

die Jungfrau is a German noun meaning “virgin”. Forms: der Jungfrau, die Jungfrauen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Jungfrau
- Plural: die Jungfrauen

## In other languages

- Русский: дева

## Meanings

1. virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
2. _archaic_ maiden (young woman)
3. Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign).

## Examples

- Die Jungfrau Maria ist die Mutter Jesu. — The Virgin Mary is Jesus' mother.
- Glaubst du wirklich, dass sie Jungfrau ist? — Do you really think that she is a virgin?
- Mein Sternzeichen ist Jungfrau. Was ist deines? — My sign of the Zodiac is Virgo. What's yours?
- Ich bin keine Jungfrau mehr. — I'm not a virgin anymore.
- Jede Hure war einst Jungfrau. — Every Harlot was a Virgin once.

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