noun
grandmother, grandma
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Großmutter: feminine noun meaning 'grandmother' or 'grandma'. Article die Großmutter (singular); plural Großmütter (Umlaut change + -er). Declension e.g. genitive der Großmutter. Not reflexive; no fixed preposition. Common colloquial form: 'Oma'. Used in formal and family contexts; common in everyday speech.
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Meine Großmutter backt einen Kuchen.
My grandmother is baking a cake.
Maria rief die Großmutter an, die in der Stadt wohnte, weil sie Neuigkeiten erzählen wollte.
Maria called her grandmother, who lived in the city, because she wanted to share some news.
Meine Großmutter kann sehr gut Kuchen backen.
My grandmother can bake cakes very well.
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picture your grandmother baking
die (feminine) — think of 'mother' which is feminine
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Informal alternative: 'Oma'.