das Heim
/haɪ̯m/
home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home; a home, asylum, hostel
- genitive
- des Heimes
- plural
- die Heime
Meanings
- 1
home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
Die Wälder sind mein Heim.
The woods are my home.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ihr müsst ihr Heim sehen.
You've got to see her home.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
a home, asylum, hostel — residence for some specified group
- 3
a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group); without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”)rare
- 4
a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group); a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell inrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasHeim | dieHeime |
| accusative | dasHeim | dieHeime |
| dative | demHeim | denHeimen |
| genitive | desHeimes | derHeime |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.