die Ahnenreihe

C1

ancestry

English meaning
ancestry
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Ahnenreihen
Vocabulary package
Relatives & Extended Family

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Ahnenreihe in a sentence

Die Ahnenreihe zeigt viele berühmte Personen.

The ancestry shows many famous people.

Declension of die Ahnenreihe

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Ahnenreihedie Ahnenreihen
Accusativedie Ahnenreihedie Ahnenreihen
Dativeder Ahnenreiheden Ahnenreihen
Genitiveder Ahnenreiheder Ahnenreihen

Word family

die Ahnenreihe is built from die Reihe (row, sequence). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Ahnenreihe comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Ahne und Reihe mit dem Fugenelement -n

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Questions about Ahnenreihe

Is it der, die or das Ahnenreihe?

It is die Ahnenreihe — Ahnenreihe is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Ahnenreihen.

What is the plural of Ahnenreihe?

The plural of die Ahnenreihe is die Ahnenreihen.

What is the genitive of Ahnenreihe?

The genitive singular is der Ahnenreihe. The dative plural is den Ahnenreihen.

What does Ahnenreihe mean in English?

die Ahnenreihe means "ancestry". For example: "Die Ahnenreihe zeigt viele berühmte Personen." — "The ancestry shows many famous people."

What level is Ahnenreihe in German?

Ahnenreihe is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the relatives & extended family vocabulary.

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