Definition
A familiar, affectionate word for one’s grandfather.
Translations
- English
- grandpa
- Français
- papi
- Türkçe
- büyükbaba
- Polski
- dziadek
- Русский
- дедушка
- Українська
- дідусь
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Opa
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
grandpa
/deːɐ̯ ˈoːpa/
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
- Opas
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Opa erzählt viele Geschichten.NominativSing.My grandpa tells many stories.
- Der Opa geht mit seinem Enkel spazieren.NominativSing.The grandpa goes for a walk with his grandson.
- Mein Opa wohnt in Berlin.NominativSing.My grandpa lives in Berlin.
- Der Opa liest ein Buch.NominativSing.The grandpa is reading a book.
- Ich besuche meinen Opa.AkkusativSing.I visit my grandpa.
- Wir gehen mit unserem Opa spazieren.DativSing.We go for a walk with our grandpa.
- Beide Opas kommen zum Geburtstag.NominativPlur.Both grandpas are coming to the birthday celebration.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Opa/ˈoːpa/
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Article phrase
der Opa/deːɐ̯ ˈoːpa/
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Plural
Opas/ˈoːpas/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Opa | die Opas |
| Akkusativ | den Opa | die Opas |
| Dativ | dem Opa | den Opas |
| Genitiv | des Opas | der Opas |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmein Opa
- Collocationden Opa besuchen
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Opamit + 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