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die Großeltern

  • A1
  • Noun
  • People & Family

grandparents

/diː ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn/

Meaning and translations

Definition

A person’s grandmothers and grandfathers, meaning the parents of that person’s parents.

Translations
English
grandparents
Français
grands-parents
Türkçe
büyükanne ve büyükbaba
Polski
dziadkowie
Русский
бабушка и дедушка
Українська
бабуся й дідусь

Grammar & classification

Article
die
Gender
—
Plural
Großeltern
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
A1
Morphology
Compound
Topics
People & FamilyPrimary

Usage examples

  1. Meine Großeltern wohnen auf dem Land.NominativPlur.My grandparents live in the countryside.
  2. Meine Großeltern leben auf dem Land.NominativPlur.My grandparents live in the countryside.
  3. Die Großeltern kommen morgen.NominativPlur.The grandparents are coming tomorrow.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Großeltern/ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn/
  • Article phrase
    die Großeltern/diː ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativ—die Großeltern
Akkusativ—die Großeltern
Dativ—den Großeltern
Genitiv—der Großeltern

Usage and collocations

  • Collocationmeine Großeltern
  • Collocationdie Großeltern besuchen
  • Prepositional constructionbei den Großelternbei + Dativ

Semantic relations

No semantic relations have been added for this sense.

Word formation and word family

Formation typeCompound

  1. GroßModifier
  2. ElternHead