Noun
das Heim
Pronunciation: /haɪ̯m/
home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
The German noun Heim means home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home in English.
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plural Heime
All meanings of Heim
Noun
- home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
- a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group)
- without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”)
- a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell in
Heim in a German sentence
Das Heim bietet Platz für fünfzig Bewohner.
The care home has room for fifty residents.
Forms of Heim
singular
das Heim
plural
die Heime
Heim in the four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Heim
Accusativedas Heim
Dativedem Heim
Genitivedes Heimes
Plural
Nominativedie Heime
Accusativedie Heime
Dativeden Heimen
Genitiveder Heime
Not the word you meant? See also heim (Adverb).