Aunt - Tante (The 1826th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Aunt is Tante. It can be used as noun. It is the 1826th most commonly used word in German, classified as a B1 word. This word often comes up when talking about family & relationships. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: aunt

German: tante

Examples


My aunt gave me a book for Christmas.	Meine Tante schenkte mir zu Weihnachten ein Buch.
My mother's sister is my aunt.	Die Schwester meiner Mutter ist meine Tante.
The sister of my father is my aunt.	Die Schwester meines Vaters ist meine Tante.
My aunt has three children.	Meine Tante hat drei Kinder.
My aunt looks young.	Meine Tante sieht jung aus.
My aunt lives in New York.	Meine Tante lebt in New York.
My aunt is my father's sister.	Meine Tante ist die Schwester meines Vaters.
His aunt looks young.	Seine Tante sieht jung aus.

My aunt is older than my mother.	Meine Tante ist älter als meine Mutter.
I made him talk to his aunt on the phone.	Ich ließ ihn mit seiner Tante telefonieren.
My aunt has been dead for two years.	Meine Tante ist seit zwei Jahren tot.
I have a special relationship with my aunt.	Ich habe ein besonderes Verhältnis zu meiner Tante.
My aunt lived a happy life.	Meine Tante hatte ein glückliches Leben.
He's staying at his aunt's.	Er bleibt bei seiner Tante.
My aunt brought me some flowers.	Meine Tante brachte mir Blumen mit.
My aunt brought me flowers.	Meine Tante hat mir Blumen gebracht.
I have an aunt who lives in Los Angeles.	Ich habe eine Tante, die in Los Angeles lebt.
I spent the summer vacation at my aunt's house.	Ich habe diesen Sommer bei meiner Tante verbracht.
His aunt takes care of his dog during the day.	Seine Tante kümmert sich tagsüber um seinen Hund.
The woman who he thought was his aunt was a stranger.	Die Frau, die er für seine Tante hielt, war eine Fremde.
This doll is a gift from my aunt.	Diese Puppe ist ein Geschenk von meiner Tante.