Meaning 1neutral · 88%
The mother of someone's mother or father.
Natural examples
Meine Großmutter wohnt in Berlin.
My grandmother lives in Berlin.
Wo ist die Großmutter?
Where is the grandmother?
Ich kenne die Großmutter.
I know the grandmother.
Usage note
The noun is feminine and takes die. Its plural is Großmütter.
Useful combinations
die Großmutter besuchen — visit grandmothermit der Großmutter sprechen — talk to grandmotherGroßmutter und Großvater — grandmother and grandfather
Common mistake
der Großmutter
die Großmutter
Learn Großmutter with its article die.
Mini-lesson: Großmutter: article and plural
The noun is feminine and takes die. Its plural is Großmütter.
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