father
gb/fˈɑðɚ/ us/fˈɑðɚ/
A1
İngilizce
~ 500
apa, atya, alapító atya, nemz
İSIM
A1
1
apa
A1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone]'s father
My father taught me how to ride a bike.
Apám tanított meg biciklizni.
He became a father at the age of 25.
25 évesen lett apa.
Her father works as a doctor.
The bride was walked down the aisle by her father.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
My father is very kind.
Az apám nagyon kedves.
Her father is a teacher.
Az apja tanár.
I live with my father and mother.
His father drives a bus.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'father' with 'dad'; 'dad' is more informal and common in speech.
Anlam
A man who has a child
Eşdizimler
biological father
|single father
|become a father
|proud father
|father figure
Eş anlamlılar
dad (Informal and affectionate term for father.)
|
parent (Gender-neutral term; can refer to either mother or father.)
Zıt anlamlılar
mother (Female parent, opposite in gender to father.)
Konular
family
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A man who has a son or daughter.
A male parent, especially in relation to his child or children.
İSIM
B1
2
atya
B2
alapító atya
C1
Kullanım kalıbı:
the father of [something]
George Washington is often called the father of the United States.
George Washingtont gyakran az Egyesült Államok atyjaként emlegetik.
Sigmund Freud is known as the father of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freudot a pszichoanalízis atyjaként ismerik.
He is considered the father of modern computing.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
George Washington is called the father of America.
George Washingtont Amerika atyjaként emlegetik.
Newton is the father of modern physics.
Newtont a modern fizika atyjaként tartják számon.
He is the father of this company.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may overuse this figuratively without realizing it implies great importance or origin.
Anlam
A man who started something important
Eşdizimler
founding fathers
|father of the nation
|father of modern science
Eş anlamlılar
founder (Neutral term for someone who starts something; not gender-specific.)
|
patriarch (Often used for the male head of a family or group; can be formal.)
Zıt anlamlılar
successor (Someone who comes after the founder or leader.)
Konular
history
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A man who started or created something important like a country or idea.
A man who is considered the founder or originator of an idea, movement, organization, or nation.
FIIL
B2
3
nemz
C1
Kullanım kalıbı:
to father [a child]
He fathered three children during his first marriage.
Az első házassága alatt három gyermeke született.
The king fathered an heir to the throne.
A király trónörököst nemzett.
She claims he fathered her baby.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He fathered two children.
Két gyermeke született.
The man fathered a baby with his wife.
A férfinak és a feleségének kisbabája született.
My uncle fathered twins.
Sık yapılan hata:
Some learners confuse 'father' as a verb with 'raise'; 'father' refers to biological paternity, not necessarily upbringing.
Anlam
To be the male parent of a child
Eşdizimler
father a child
|father twins
Eş anlamlılar
beget (Formal or old-fashioned term for causing a child to be born.)
Zıt anlamlılar
mother (To give birth to a child; female equivalent.)
Konular
family
|relationships
Tanım
To be the man who has a child with someone.
To cause a child to be born by being its male parent.
İSIM
A2
FORMAL
4
atya
B2
Kullanım kalıbı:
Father [name]
Father Michael will lead the mass today.
Ma Mihály atya vezeti a misét.
We spoke to Father Thomas about our wedding plans.
Tamás atyával beszéltünk az esküvői terveinkről.
Father Benedict has served this parish for 20 years.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Father John is our priest.
János atya a papunk.
We talked to Father Paul.
Pál atyával beszéltünk.
Father Peter works in our church.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'Father' as a title with 'father' meaning male parent; capitalization helps distinguish them.
Anlam
Title for certain priests
Eşdizimler
Father John
|Father Superior
Eş anlamlılar
pastor (General term for a Christian minister; not limited to Catholicism.)
|
priest (More general term for an ordained minister in certain Christian churches.)
Konular
religion
Tanım
A name used to call some Christian priests.
A respectful title used for some Christian priests, especially in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
father
IPA
GB/fˈɑðɚ/
US/fˈɑðɚ/
Heceler ve vurgu
fath - er (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (fath)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: father
- Plural: fathers
Verb
- Base: father
- 3rd Person Singular: fathers
- Present Participle: fathering
- Past: fathered
Kelime ailesi
Forms
fathers
noun
fathering
verb
fathered
verb
Core family
fatherly
adjective
grandfather
noun A1
Related words
fatherhood
noun
stepfather
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
fatherless
adjective
Advanced or less common
paternal
adjective B2
paternity
noun
İfadeler
father figure
1/fˈɑðɚ fˈɪɡjɚ/
fixed phrase
Man acting like a father to someone
A man who treats and guides someone like their own child, even if not related by blood.
Örnekler
- After his own dad died, his coach became a father figure to him.
- She saw her uncle as a father figure.
forefathers
1/fˈɔɹfˌɑðɚz/
fixed phrase
Male ancestors from long ago
Men from past generations in your family or nation.
Örnekler
- Our forefathers fought for our freedom.
- We honor our forefathers' traditions.
founding fathers
1/fˈaʊndɪŋ fˈɑðɚz/
fixed phrase
Men who started a nation or group
The men who started and built an important nation or group, especially the United States.
Örnekler
- The Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
- We studied the Founding Fathers in history class.
like father, like son
1/lˈaɪk fˈɑðɚ | lˈaɪk sˈʌn/
idiom
Son is similar to his father
A son often acts or looks like his father.
Örnekler
- He loves fishing just like his dad—like father, like son.
- He loves fishing, just like his dad. Like father, like son.
- He loves fishing just like his dad. Like father, like son.
- He loves fixing cars, just like his dad. Like father, like son.
- They both have the same laugh. Like father, like son.
- Both are stubborn—like father, like son.
- They both have the same laugh—like father, like son.