Die adult, grown-up - Erwachsene (The 2369th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Die adult, grown-up is Erwachsene. This word often comes up when talking about people. It is the 2369th most commonly used word in German, classified as a B1 word. It can be used as noun. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common German words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: die adult, grown-up

German: erwachsene

Examples


A child and a grown-up can paint together.	Kinder und Erwachsene können gemeinsam malen.
Now grown-ups they recall their experience in this fascinating documentary.	Als Erwachsene erinnern sie sich in dieser spannenden Doku an die gemeinsamen Erlebnisse.
Perhaps I am a little like the grown-ups. I must have got older.	Vielleicht bin ich doch schon ein bisschen wie die Erwachsenen. Ich muss älter geworden sein.
It's just a bunch of grown-ups fighting anyway.	Die Erwachsenen streiten sowieso immer nur.
His mother died four years later.	Seine Mutter starb vier Jahre später.
No one died.	Keiner ist gestorben.
My father died four years ago.	Mein Vater starb vor vier Jahren.
He is said to have died here.	Angeblich ist er hier gestorben.

He died three years ago.	Er ist vor drei Jahren gestorben.
He died of old age two years ago.	Er starb vor zwei Jahren an Altersschwäche.
Alas, she died young.	Leider ist sie jung gestorben.
He died five years earlier.	Er ist vor fünf Jahren gestorben.
I could not but think that he had died.	Ich konnte nicht umhin zu denken, dass er gestorben war.
Her mother died in the same hospital she had given birth.	Ihre Mutter starb im selben Krankenhaus, in dem sie geboren hatte.
It's a pity that he had died so young.	Es ist ein Jammer, dass er so jung verstarb.
He died yesterday.	Er ist gestern verstorben.
She died for lack of air.	Sie starb an Luftmangel.
I nearly died.	Ich wäre beinahe gestorben.
Her parents both died.	Ihre Eltern sind beide tot.
I am not studying.	Ich arbeite nicht.
My father died when I was seven years old.	Mein Vater starb, als ich sieben Jahre alt war.