home village
das Heimatdorf, die Heimatdörfer
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home village
The village where you were born, grew up, or to which you feel a strong emotional connection as your home.
Jedes Jahr zu Weihnachten fährt er zurück in sein Heimatdorf in den Alpen.
Every year at Christmas, he travels back to his home village in the Alps.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Heimatdörfer |
| genitive | des Heimatdorfes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Heimatdorf | die Heimatdörfer |
| accusative | das Heimatdorf | die Heimatdörfer |
| dative | dem Heimatdorf | den Heimatdörfern |
| genitive | des Heimatdorfes des Heimatdorfs | der Heimatdörfer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of 'Heimat' (home/homeland) and 'Dorf' (village). 'Heimat' is an emotional word for the place where you feel you belong, and 'Dorf' means 'village'.
Er vermisst sein kleines Heimatdorf in den Bergen.
He misses his small home village in the mountains.
The term 'Heimat' has a strong emotional meaning in German that goes beyond the place where someone was born. It is often connected with feelings of nostalgia, safety, and belonging.
Für viele Menschen ist das Heimatdorf ein Ort der Kindheitserinnerungen.
For many people, their home village is a place of childhood memories.
Common verbs used with 'Heimatdorf' (home village) are 'besuchen' (to visit), 'zurückkehren' (to return), and 'stammen aus' (to come from). People often speak of traveling to their home village.
Meine Großeltern stammen aus einem kleinen Heimatdorf in Bayern.
My grandparents come from a small home village in Bavaria.
hometown
Heimatort is the broader term for a place, city, or municipality that someone feels connected to as their home. Heimatdorf specifically refers to a village. For a city, only Heimatort is appropriate; in a village, both are possible.
Mein Heimatdorf ist ein kleiner Ort, in dem ich geboren und aufgewachsen bin.
My home village is a small community where I was born and grew up.
Mein Heimatort ist Köln, wo ich geboren und aufgewachsen bin.
My hometown is Cologne, where I was born and grew up.
