Vocabulary
die
Kita
· noun· Pl. die Kitas
day nursery, daycare centre (for children up to six)
Where small children play and learn while their parents work — a word every parent in Germany uses every day. Kita is short for the long, official word: die Kindertagesstätte.
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- Singular
- die Kita
- Plural
- die Kitas
- Genitiv
- der Kita
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Kita
day nursery, daycare centre (for children up to six)
Luca steht vor einer Kita in Berlin-Pankow.
Luca is standing outside a nursery in Berlin-Pankow.
Word family
Kitader Kitaplatza place at a nurserydie Kitagruppea group of children at a nursery
Common combinations
- in die Kita gehento go to nursery
- das Kind von der Kita abholento pick the child up from nursery
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Kindertagesstätte
Real examples
- Luca steht vor einer Kita in Berlin-Pankow.Luca is standing outside a nursery in Berlin-Pankow.
- Meine Tochter geht in die Kita.My daughter goes to nursery.
- Um vier Uhr hole ich Ella von der Kita ab.At four o'clock I pick Ella up from nursery.
