die Tante

B1

aunt

English meaning
aunt
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Tanten
Vocabulary package
Relatives & Extended Family

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Tante in a sentence

Die Familie meiner Mutter ist sehr groß, daher habe ich viele Tanten.

My mother's family is very large, so I have many aunts.

Declension of die Tante

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Tantedie Tanten
Accusativedie Tantedie Tanten
Dativeder Tanteden Tanten
Genitiveder Tanteder Tanten

Word family

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Where Tante comes from

im 18. Jahrhundert von gleichbedeutend französisch: tante entlehnt

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Questions about Tante

Is it der, die or das Tante?

It is die Tante — Tante is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Tanten.

What is the plural of Tante?

The plural of die Tante is die Tanten.

What is the genitive of Tante?

The genitive singular is der Tante. The dative plural is den Tanten.

What does Tante mean in English?

die Tante means "aunt". For example: "Die Familie meiner Mutter ist sehr groß, daher habe ich viele Tanten." — "My mother's family is very large, so I have many aunts."

What level is Tante in German?

Tante is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the relatives & extended family vocabulary.

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