die Familie
family
Ranks #207 by frequency — outside the core hundred, but common in everyday life.
- Article
- die
- Plural
- die Familien
- Type
- noun
- Frequency rank
- #207
- Per million words
- 316
In a sentence
Meine Familie wohnt hier.My family lives here.
Declension
How die Familie changes across the four German cases. The article changes with the case, which is why the gender is worth learning with the noun itself.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Familie | die Familien |
| Accusative | die Familie | die Familien |
| Dative | der Familie | den Familien |
| Genitive | der Familie | der Familien |
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Practise this word
die Familie is in the free trainer along with the rest of the list — flashcards, multiple choice, listening practice and spaced review. No account needed.