Definition
The father of one’s mother or father.
Translations
- English
- grandfather
- Français
- grand-père
- Türkçe
- büyükbaba
- Polski
- dziadek
- Русский
- дедушка
- Українська
- дідусь
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Großvater
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
grandfather
/deːɐ̯ ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Großväter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Großvater geht jeden Tag spazieren.NominativSing.My grandfather goes for a walk every day.
- Der Großvater spielt mit seinem Enkel.NominativSing.The grandfather plays with his grandson.
- Mein Großvater wohnt auf dem Land.NominativSing.My grandfather lives in the countryside.
- Der Großvater liest die Zeitung.NominativSing.The grandfather is reading the newspaper.
- Ich besuche meinen Großvater.AkkusativSing.I visit my grandfather.
- Er spricht mit seinem Großvater.DativSing.He talks to his grandfather.
- Seine beiden Großväter leben noch.NominativPlur.Both of his grandfathers are still alive.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Großvater/ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ/
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Article phrase
der Großvater/deːɐ̯ ˈɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ/
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Plural
Großväter/ˈɡʁoːsˌfɛːtɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Großvater | die Großväter |
| Akkusativ | den Großvater | die Großväter |
| Dativ | dem Großvater | den Großvätern |
| Genitiv | des Großvaters | der Großväter |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmein Großvater
- Collocationden Großvater besuchen
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Großvatermit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- GroßModifier
- VaterHead