Definition
A female sibling, meaning a daughter of the same parents or of at least one shared parent.
Translations
- English
- sister
- Français
- sœur
- Türkçe
- kız kardeş
- Polski
- siostra
- Русский
- сестра
- Українська
- сестра
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Schwester
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
sister
/diː ˈʃvɛstɐ/
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
- Schwestern
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Schwester studiert in München.NominativSing.My sister studies in Munich.
- Ich besuche meine Schwester.AkkusativSing.I visit my sister.
- Seine beiden Schwestern studieren.NominativPlur.Both of his sisters are studying.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Schwester/ˈʃvɛstɐ/
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Article phrase
die Schwester/diː ˈʃvɛstɐ/
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Plural
Schwestern/ˈʃvɛstɐn/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Schwester | die Schwestern |
| Akkusativ | die Schwester | die Schwestern |
| Dativ | der Schwester | den Schwestern |
| Genitiv | der Schwester | der Schwestern |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationmeine Schwester
- Collocationdie Schwester besuchen
- CollocationSchwester und Bruder
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBruder — brother
- Related termCousin — male cousin
A Schwester has the same parents as the person in question; a Cousin, by contrast, is the son of an aunt or an uncle.
- Broader termGeschwister — siblings
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Bruder — brother
- Geschwister — siblings