Noun
der Kindergarten
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪndərˌɡartən/
nursery school; kindergarten; day care center (institution where children below school age play and are looked after during the day)
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plural Kindergärten
Meanings
Noun
- nursery school; kindergarten; day care center (institution where children below school age play and are looked after during the day)
- antics, petty squabbling (behavior considered undignified and unproductive, often antagonistic and cliquish)
Example sentence
Haben Sie das im Kindergarten gelernt?
Did you learn that in kindergarten?
Word forms
singular
der Kindergarten
plural
die Kindergärten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kindergarten
Accusativeden Kindergarten
Dativedem Kindergarten
Genitivedes Kindergartens
Plural
Nominativedie Kindergärten
Accusativedie Kindergärten
Dativeden Kindergärten
Genitiveder Kindergärten
Usage
- in den Kindergarten gehen — Commonly means attend kindergarten, not just walk there.
- ein Kindergartenplatz — A place for a child in kindergarten.
Unser Sohn fühlt sich im neuen Kindergarten wohl.
Our son feels comfortable at his new kindergarten.