# das Altersheim

das Altersheim is a German noun meaning “retirement home”. Forms: des Altersheimes, die Altersheime.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Altersheimes
- Plural: die Altersheime

## In other languages

- Русский: дом престарелых, дом инвалидов труда, богадельня

## Meanings

1. _Austria · Switzerland_ retirement home
2. old folk's home; old people's home
   - Sonntags besuchen wir meist Uroma im Altersheim.

## Examples

- Der alte Mann entfloh aus dem Altersheim. — The old man escaped from the nursing home.
- Seien Sie nett zu Ihren Kindern! Schließlich werden sie das Altersheim für Sie aussuchen. — Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home, after all.
- Meine Schwiegermutter lebt in einem Altersheim. — My mother-in-law lives in an old people's home.
- Meine Schwiegermutter will in einem Altersheim nicht leben. — My mother-in-law doesn't want to live in a old people's home.

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