French to German Translator
A free French to German translator that reads the whole sentence before it writes German.
What changes when you translate French to German
Translating French into German changes more than the words. German has three grammatical genders and four cases, builds long compound nouns, and pushes the verb to the end of subordinate clauses. German sentences often keep the main verb until the very end and stack cases and compounds, so sentence structure has to be rebuilt rather than translated word by word. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
French and German: key differences
French and German diverge on word order, grammatical gender, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong German sentence.
| Feature | French | German |
|---|---|---|
| Typical word order | subject–verb–object | verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses |
| Grammatical gender | two genders (masculine, feminine) | three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) |
| Articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender and number | definite and indefinite, marked for gender, number, and case |
Common French to German phrases
Everyday expressions translated from French to German:
| French (Français) | German (Deutsch) |
|---|---|
| Bonjour | Hallo |
| Bonne nuit | Gute Nacht |
| Merci | Danke |
| S'il vous plaît | Bitte |
| Comment allez-vous ? | Wie geht es dir? |
| Comment vous appelez-vous ? | Wie heißt du? |
| Je t'aime | Ich liebe dich |
| Excusez-moi | Entschuldigung |
| Où sont les toilettes ? | Wo ist die Toilette? |
| Au revoir | Auf Wiedersehen |
About the German language
German (Deutsch) is spoken by about 135 million people across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It belongs to the Germanic (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Deutsch
- Speakers
- 135 million
- Language family
- Germanic (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses
French to German translation tips
- French uses subject–verb–object word order, while German is verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
French to German translation FAQ
How accurate is AI French to German translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so French to German results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in German?
Hello in German is Hallo. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday German expressions, such as Danke (thank you) and Auf Wiedersehen (goodbye).