Noun
das Heim
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
In a sentence
Das Heim bietet Platz für fünfzig Bewohner.
The care home has room for fifty residents.
Forms
singular
das Heim
plural
die Heime
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