Noun
die Schwester
Pronunciation: /ˈʃvɛstɐ/
sister
The German noun Schwester means sister in English.
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rank #1,001
plural Schwestern
All meanings of Schwester
Noun
- sister
- nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
- nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
- sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
Schwester in a German sentence
Warum ist meine Schwester so gemein zu mir?
Why is my sister so mean to me?
Forms of Schwester
singular
die Schwester
plural
die Schwestern
Schwester in the four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schwester
Accusativedie Schwester
Dativeder Schwester
Genitiveder Schwester
Plural
Nominativedie Schwestern
Accusativedie Schwestern
Dativeden Schwestern
Genitiveder Schwestern