Definition
A group of people connected by kinship, partnership, or parenthood.
Translations
- English
- family
- Français
- famille
- Türkçe
- aile
- Polski
- rodzina
- Русский
- семья
- Українська
- сім'я
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Familie
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
family
/diː faˈmiːli̯ə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Familien
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Familie wohnt in Deutschland.NominativSing.My family lives in Germany.
- Am Sonntag besucht die Familie die Großeltern.NominativSing.On Sunday the family visits the grandparents.
- Die Familie sitzt zusammen am Tisch.NominativSing.The family is sitting together at the table.
- Wir besuchen am Wochenende die Familie.AkkusativSing.We visit the family at the weekend.
- Ich verbringe den Sonntag mit der Familie.DativSing.I spend Sunday with my family.
- Er gehört für mich zur Familie.DativSing.For me, he is part of the family.
- Die Bedürfnisse der Familie stehen für sie an erster Stelle.GenitivSing.The family's needs come first for her.
- Viele Familien wohnen in dieser Straße.NominativPlur.Many families live on this street.
- Die Stadt unterstützt Familien mit kleinen Kindern.AkkusativPlur.The city supports families with young children.
- Vielen Familien fehlt bezahlbarer Wohnraum.DativPlur.Many families lack affordable housing.
- Die Lebensbedingungen vieler Familien haben sich verbessert.GenitivPlur.The living conditions of many families have improved.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Familie/faˈmiːli̯ə/
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Article phrase
die Familie/diː faˈmiːli̯ə/
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Plural
Familien/faˈmiːli̯ən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Familie | die Familien |
| Akkusativ | die Familie | die Familien |
| Dativ | der Familie | den Familien |
| Genitiv | der Familie | der Familien |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionmit der Familiemit + Dativ
- Collocationdie Familie besuchen
- Prepositional constructionzur Familie gehörenzu + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedHaushalt — household
Familie can form a shared Haushalt, but it does not have to.
- Near-synonymVerwandtschaft
Familie refers to the people or group, whereas Verwandtschaft refers more to the kinship relationship or the relatives.
- Semantically relatedEltern — parents
Eltern denotes the people in a child’s parental role; Familie is broader and may also include other related or connected people.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
Word family
- Familienmitglied
- familiär