das Altersheim
B1retirement home
- English meaning
- retirement home
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Altersheime
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Altersheim | die Altersheime |
| Accusative | das Altersheim | die Altersheime |
| Dative | dem Altersheim | den Altersheimen |
| Genitive | des Altersheims | der 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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