die Großmutter
A1grandmother
- English meaning
- grandmother
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Großmütter
- CEFR level
- A1 — Beginner
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- Relatives & Extended Family
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Großmutter in a sentence
Meine Großmutter heißt Eva.
My grandmother is called Eva.
Declension of die Großmutter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Großmutter | die Großmütter |
| Accusative | die Großmutter | die Großmütter |
| Dative | der Großmutter | den Großmüttern |
| Genitive | der Großmutter | der Großmütter |
Word family
die Großmutter is built from die Mutter (mother) and Groß (large, big). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Großmutter comes from
Determinativkompositum aus groß und Mutter
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Questions about Großmutter
Is it der, die or das Großmutter?
It is die Großmutter — Großmutter is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Großmütter.
What is the plural of Großmutter?
The plural of die Großmutter is die Großmütter.
What is the genitive of Großmutter?
The genitive singular is der Großmutter. The dative plural is den Großmüttern.
What does Großmutter mean in English?
die Großmutter means "grandmother". For example: "Meine Großmutter heißt Eva." — "My grandmother is called Eva."
What level is Großmutter in German?
Großmutter is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the relatives & extended family vocabulary.
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