German word: der Großvater — grandfather

Vocabulary from A1 “Family” with example sentence and chapter exercises.

Open chapter: Familie

Translation

“der Großvater” means “grandfather”.

Example

Mein Großvater ist alt.

• My grandfather is old.

Learner note

Masculine. Plural: *die Großväter*. Informal: *Opa*. The -ß- is preserved even after 1996 spelling reform.