# die Heirat

die Heirat is a German noun meaning “marrying”. Forms: der Heirat, die Heiraten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Heirat
- Plural: die Heiraten

## In other languages

- Русский: свадьба, брак, бракосочетание

## Meanings

1. marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)
   - Durch die Heirat mit einer Bürgerlichen verlor er seinen Rang in der Thronfolge. — By marrying a commoner, he lost his place in the line of succession.

## Examples

- Du bist zu jung zum Heiraten. — You're too young to get married.
- Erst Bildung, dann Heirat. — First education, then marriage.
- Sie war vor ihrer Heirat eine Braun. — She was a Brown before her marriage.
- Ich soll zur Heirat gezwungen werden. — They want to force me to marry.
- Meine Eltern waren gegen unsere Heirat. — My parents were opposed to our marriage.

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