Noun
die Kinderstube
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪndɐˌʃtuːbə/
good upbringing, particularly good manners or education
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plural Kinderstuben
Meanings
Noun
- good upbringing, particularly good manners or education
Example sentence
Wo bleibt deine Kinderstube?
Where are your good manners?
Word forms
singular
die Kinderstube
plural
die Kinderstuben
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kinderstube
Accusativedie Kinderstube
Dativeder Kinderstube
Genitiveder Kinderstube
Plural
Nominativedie Kinderstuben
Accusativedie Kinderstuben
Dativeden Kinderstuben
Genitiveder Kinderstuben
Usage
- eine gute Kinderstube haben — have good manners or a good upbringing; figurative
- Kinderstube / Kinderzimmer — upbringing in this expression / a child's room; do not translate the idiom as a room
An seinem höflichen Verhalten erkannte man seine gute Kinderstube.
His polite behaviour showed his good upbringing.