noun
family
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Familie (die) means 'family': relatives, household or immediate family. Feminine noun; plural Familien. Used both for nuclear family and extended kin. No reflexive or fixed preposition. Declines regularly (die Familie, der Familie). Common in social contexts, legal forms and everyday speech.
Examples
Ich habe eine Familie.
I have a family.
Die Einladung wurde an die Familie geschickt, weil die Feier am Wochenende stattfinden sollte.
The invitation was sent to the family because the celebration was supposed to take place on the weekend.
Meine Familie wohnt in der Nähe.
My family lives nearby.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a group of relatives together
sounds like 'family' in English
die (feminine) — imagine a mother at the center of the family
Notes
Collective noun; plural often expressed by context or 'Familien'.