das Altenheim
B1nursing home
- English meaning
- nursing home
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Altenheime
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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Altenheim in a sentence
Die Großeltern unserer Nachbarn sind im Altenheim.
Our neighbours' grandparents are in a nursing home.
Declension of das Altenheim
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Altenheim | die Altenheime |
| Accusative | das Altenheim | die Altenheime |
| Dative | dem Altenheim | den Altenheimen |
| Genitive | des Altenheims | der Altenheime |
Word family
das Altenheim is built from heim (home). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Altenheim comes from
Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Wortes Alte/Alter, dem Substantiv Heim sowie dem Fugenelement -n/-n
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Questions about Altenheim
Is it der, die or das Altenheim?
It is das Altenheim — Altenheim is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Altenheime.
What is the plural of Altenheim?
The plural of das Altenheim is die Altenheime.
What is the genitive of Altenheim?
The genitive singular is des Altenheims. The dative plural is den Altenheimen.
What does Altenheim mean in English?
das Altenheim means "nursing home". For example: "Die Großeltern unserer Nachbarn sind im Altenheim." — "Our neighbours' grandparents are in a nursing home."
What level is Altenheim in German?
Altenheim is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the public services & offices vocabulary.
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