Definition
A familiar, affectionate word for one’s grandmother.
Translations
- English
- grandma
- Français
- mamie
- Türkçe
- büyükanne
- Polski
- babcia
- Русский
- бабушка
- Українська
- бабуся
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Oma
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
grandma
/diː ˈoːma/
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
- Omas
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Oma wohnt in Hamburg.NominativSing.My grandma lives in Hamburg.
- Die Oma holt ihr Enkelkind vom Kindergarten ab.NominativSing.The grandma picks up her grandchild from kindergarten.
- Meine Oma wohnt in Köln.NominativSing.My grandma lives in Cologne.
- Die Oma macht einen Kuchen.NominativSing.The grandma is making a cake.
- Wir besuchen unsere Oma.AkkusativSing.We visit our grandma.
- Ich telefoniere mit meiner Oma.DativSing.I talk to my grandma on the phone.
- Beide Omas kommen morgen.NominativPlur.Both grandmas are coming tomorrow.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Oma/ˈoːma/
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Article phrase
die Oma/diː ˈoːma/
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Plural
Omas/ˈoːmas/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Oma | die Omas |
| Akkusativ | die Oma | die Omas |
| Dativ | der Oma | den Omas |
| Genitiv | der Oma | der Omas |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmeine Oma
- Collocationdie Oma besuchen
- Prepositional constructionmit der Omamit + 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 typeSimple word