das Heim
/haɪ̯m/ noun · neuter B1- home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home · Eigenheim own home, owner-occupied house· Heimcomputer home computer
- a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group) · Studentenwohnheim hall of residence· Tierheim animal shelter
- without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”) · Mein Sohn / Vater ist im Heim. My son / father lives in a home.
- a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell in · Vereinsheim club house
Genitive des Heims · Plural die Heime
Noun forms
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Heim | die Heime |
| Accusative | das Heim | die Heime |
| Dative | dem Heim / Heime | den Heimen |
| Genitive | des Heims / Heimes | der Heime |
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