die Heimkehr
B2homecoming / return home
- English meaning
- homecoming / return home
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Heimkehren
- CEFR level
- German B2 vocabulary list
- Vocabulary package
- Holidays & Vacation
- Dictionary
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Heimkehr in a sentence
Die Heimkehr nach dem Krieg war emotional.
The homecoming after the war was emotional.
Declension of die Heimkehr
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Heimkehr | die Heimkehren |
| Accusative | die Heimkehr | die Heimkehren |
| Dative | der Heimkehr | — |
| Genitive | der Heimkehr | der Heimkehren |
Word family
die Heimkehr is built from heim (home). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Heimkehr comes from
Ableitung zum Verb heimkehren durch Konversion des Verbstamms. Das Wort ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert belegt.
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Questions about Heimkehr
Is it der, die or das Heimkehr?
It is die Heimkehr — Heimkehr is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Heimkehren.
What is the plural of Heimkehr?
The plural of die Heimkehr is die Heimkehren.
What is the genitive of Heimkehr?
The genitive singular is der Heimkehr.
What does Heimkehr mean in English?
die Heimkehr means "homecoming / return home". For example: "Die Heimkehr nach dem Krieg war emotional." — "The homecoming after the war was emotional."
What level is Heimkehr in German?
Heimkehr is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the holidays & vacation vocabulary.
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