# der Kindergarten

der Kindergarten is a German noun meaning “nursery school”. Forms: des Kindergartens, die Kindergärten.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kindergartens
- Plural: die Kindergärten

## In other languages

- Русский: детский сад
- Українська: дитячий садок

## Meanings

1. nursery school; kindergarten; day care center (institution where children below school age play and are looked after during the day)
2. _colloquial · derogatory_ antics, petty squabbling (behavior considered undignified and unproductive, often antagonistic and cliquish)
   - _Du_ hast aber schon gemerkt, dass [...] nicht von mir war, ja? *kopfschüttel* So ein Kindergarten, hier. — _You_ did notice that [linked message] wasn't written by me, didn't you? *shakes head* Some schoolyard-level discussion, this.
3. kindergarten; nursery school; playschool
   - Lena geht noch in den Kindergarten.

## Examples

- Geht Ihr Sohn gerne in den Kindergarten? — Does your son like kindergarten?
- Maria holt ihre Tochter aus dem Kindergarten ab. — Mary collects her daughter from nursery school.
- Sie ist Erzieherin im Kindergarten. — She's a nursery-school teacher.
- Sie ist meine älteste Freundin. Ich kenne sie schon seit dem Kindergarten. — She's my oldest friend. I've known her since playschool.
- Wo ist er in den Kindergarten gegangen? — Where did he go to nursery school?

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Kindergarten