Polyglot Dictionary

Kindergarten

/ˈkɪndɐˌɡaʁtn̩/

der noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Kindergärten

Meaning

  1. kindergarten, preschool

    Literally "children's garden" — coined in German and borrowed directly into English and many other languages, untranslated.

    • Meine Tochter geht in den Kindergarten.

      My daughter goes to kindergarten.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kinder children (plural of Kind)
  • Garten garden

Similar words

Kita

Kita (short for Kindertagesstätte, "children's day-care facility") is the modern umbrella term, covering younger children and longer hours. Kindergarten specifically evokes the traditional play-based programme for three-to-six-year-olds.

Practice

1 What does Kindergarten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Meine Tochter geht in den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kindergarten?

See also

nouncompoundloanword-in-englishfamily

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