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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Geschwister”, which translates to “siblings”. On the back seat of a car a brother and sister squabble over one tablet, both furious; their baby brother between them is unbothered.

Geschwister is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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dieGeschwister, plural only

siblings

/ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ/

Examples — Geschwister in a sentence

Ich habe zwei Geschwister.

I have two siblings.

Meine Geschwister spielen zusammen.

My siblings play together.

How to remember it

GE-SCHWIS-TER sounds like 'GET SWISS TEA'. Imagine SIBLINGS sharing a cup of hot SWISS TEA.

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