das Altersheim

B1

retirement home

English meaning
retirement home
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Altersheime
Vocabulary package
Public Services & Offices

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Altersheim in a sentence

Die Großeltern unserer Nachbarn sind im Altersheim.

Our neighbours' grandparents are in a retirement home.

Declension of das Altersheim

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Altersheimdie Altersheime
Accusativedas Altersheimdie Altersheime
Dativedem Altersheimden Altersheimen
Genitivedes Altersheimsder Altersheime

Word family

das Altersheim is built from das Alter (age) and heim (home). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Altersheim comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Alter und Heim sowie dem Fugenelement -s

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Questions about Altersheim

Is it der, die or das Altersheim?

It is das Altersheim — Altersheim is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Altersheime.

What is the plural of Altersheim?

The plural of das Altersheim is die Altersheime.

What is the genitive of Altersheim?

The genitive singular is des Altersheims. The dative plural is den Altersheimen.

What does Altersheim mean in English?

das Altersheim means "retirement home". For example: "Die Großeltern unserer Nachbarn sind im Altersheim." — "Our neighbours' grandparents are in a retirement home."

What level is Altersheim in German?

Altersheim is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the public services & offices vocabulary.

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