Heim

/haɪ̯m/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Heime

Meaning

  1. home, institution

    • Sie lebt in einem Pflegeheim.

      She lives in a care home.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

institution

Heim can mean "home" in general, or specifically an institution, like a care home; Institution is the more general word for an institution.

Practice

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