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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Großeltern”, which translates to “grandparents”. Two elderly figures sitting on a cloud, knitting a long, warm blanket that cascades down to cover the earth below in soft comfort.
Two elderly figures sitting on a cloud, knitting a long, warm blanket that cascades down to cover the earth below in soft comfort.

die Großeltern

A1 · noun

grandparents

[ˈɡʁoːsˌɛltɐn]

Plural

Plural die Großeltern

Großeltern in a sentence

Examples

Meine Großeltern wohnen hier.

My grandparents live here.

Wir besuchen oft die Großeltern.

We often visit the grandparents.

How to remember it

GROSS-ELTERN sounds like 'GROWS EL TEN'. Imagine your GRANDPARENTS watching 'EL' and 'TEN' grow up, being very GROSS wit

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