Sister - Schwester (The 974th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Sister is Schwester. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about family & relationships. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 974th most common word in German. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

en English: sister

de German: schwester

Examples

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My sister is a moron. Meine Schwester ist eine Idiotin.
Our sister will be with us soon. Unsere Schwester wird bald bei uns sein.
The woman to whom you were talking is my older sister. Die Frau, mit der du sprachst, ist meine Schwester.
My sister is younger than you. Meine Schwester ist kleiner als du.
My sister resembles my mother. Meine Schwester sieht meiner Mutter ähnlich.
I have an older brother and a little sister. Ich habe einen älteren Bruder und eine kleine Schwester.
This is my sister. Das ist meine Schwester.
My mother's sister's husband is my uncle. Der Mann der Schwester meiner Mutter ist mein Onkel.

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Sister - Schwester (The 974th Most Common German Word)
My father's sister's husband is my uncle. Der Gatte der Schwester meines Vaters ist mein Onkel.
Say hello to your sister for me. Grüß deine kleine Schwester von mir.
My sister saw you in the city, but you didn't see her. Meine Schwester hat dich in der Stadt gesehen, aber du hast sie nicht gesehen.
That's my younger sister's photograph. Das ist ein Foto meiner Schwester.
She's as pretty as her sister. Sie ist genauso hübsch wie ihre Schwester.
My sister resembles my grandmother. Meine Schwester sieht meiner Großmutter ähnlich.
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 is my father's sister. Meine Tante ist die Schwester meines Vaters.
My sister is smaller than you. Meine Schwester ist zierlicher als du.
The girl wearing a white dress is my sister. Das Mädchen im weißen Kleid ist meine Schwester.
Today is my little sister's birthday. Heute ist der Geburtstag meiner Schwester.
My older sister goes to college. Meine ältere Schwester geht aufs College.

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Sister - Schwester (The 974th Most Common German Word)

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