# die Schwiegermutter

die Schwiegermutter is a German noun meaning “mother-in-law”. Forms: der Schwiegermutter, die Schwiegermütter.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schwiegermutter
- Plural: die Schwiegermütter

## In other languages

- Русский: тёща, свекровь

## Meanings

1. mother-in-law
2. _jocular_ staple remover

## Examples

- Ich werde dich meiner Schwiegermutter vorstellen. — I'm going to introduce you to my mother-in-law.
- Ich mag meine Schwiegermutter. — I like my mother-in-law.
- Das ist meine Schwiegermutter. — This is my mother-in-law.
- Meine Schwiegermutter lächelt nie. — My mother-in-law never smiles.
- Meine Schwiegermutter starb an Bosheit. — My mother-in-law died of spite.

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