Vocabulary
das
Seniorenheim
· noun· Pl. die Seniorenheime
retirement home, care home
Where many old people live when they need help every day — also called das Altenheim, or das Pflegeheim when there is nursing care.
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- Singular
- das Seniorenheim
- Plural
- die Seniorenheime
- Genitiv
- des Seniorenheims
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Seniorenheim
retirement home, care home
Jetzt ist sie fünfundachtzig und wohnt in einem Seniorenheim in Lüneburg.
She's eighty-five now and lives in a retirement home in Lüneburg.
Word family
Seniorenheimder Senior / die Seniorinsenior citizendas Heimhome (an institution)
Common combinations
- im Seniorenheim wohnento live in a retirement home
- ins Seniorenheim ziehento move into a retirement home
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das Altenheimdas Pflegeheim
Real examples
- Jetzt ist sie fünfundachtzig und wohnt in einem Seniorenheim in Lüneburg.She's eighty-five now and lives in a retirement home in Lüneburg.
- Am Sonntag besuchen wir Opa im Seniorenheim.On Sunday we visit Grandad in the retirement home.
- Meine Tante arbeitet als Pflegerin in einem Seniorenheim.My aunt works as a carer in a retirement home.
