# die Taufe

die Taufe is a German noun meaning “baptism”. Forms: der Taufe, die Taufen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Taufe
- Plural: die Taufen

## In other languages

- Русский: церк. крещение, крестины

## Meanings

1. baptism
2. baptism; christening
   - In der Taufe bekam er die Namen Maik Lothar Maximilian.

## Examples

- Orthodoxe Christen bevorzugen die Taufe durch Untertauchen. — Orthodox Christians prefer to baptize by immersion.
- Tom war auf Marias Taufe. — Tom was at Mary's baptism.
- Heute ist ihre Taufe. — Today is her baptism.

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