Vocabulary
die
Tante
/ˈtantə/· noun· Pl. die Tanten
aunt
Your parents' sister or your uncle's wife. Small children also say „Tante Miriam“ to close family friends.
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
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Forms
- Singular
- die Tante
- Plural
- die Tanten
- Genitiv
- der Tante
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Tante
aunt
Meine Tante hat drei Kinder.
My aunt has three children.
Word family
Tanteder Tante-Emma-Ladencorner shopdie Großtantegreat-auntdie Patentantegodmother
Common combinations
- bei meiner Tanteat my aunt's
- Tante und Onkelaunt and uncle
Common learner mistakes
- Mein Tante kommt heute.Meine Tante kommt heute.Tante is feminine: meine Tante.
Real examples
- Meine Tante ist die Schwester von meinem Vater.My aunt is my father's sister.
- Meine Tante hat drei Kinder.My aunt has three children.
- Wir feiern Weihnachten immer bei meiner Tante.We always celebrate Christmas at my aunt's.
