Noun
das Heim
Pronunciation: /haɪ̯m/
home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
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plural Heime
Meanings
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
Example sentence
Das Heim bietet Platz für fünfzig Bewohner.
The care home has room for fifty residents.
Word forms
singular
das Heim
plural
die Heime
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Heim
Accusativedas Heim
Dativedem Heim
Genitivedes Heimes
Plural
Nominativedie Heime
Accusativedie Heime
Dativeden Heimen
Genitiveder Heime
Usage
- ein gemütliches Heim — Heim can name a home, often with a warm or literary tone.
- ein Heim für ältere Menschen — In another context, it can name a residential institution.
Für die Familie ist die kleine Wohnung ein gemütliches Heim.
For the family, the little flat is a cosy home.
Not the word you meant? See also heim (Adverb).