childhood dream
der Kindheitstraum, die Kindheitsträume
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childhood dream
A great wish or goal that someone had as a child and often kept for many years.
Mit dem Kauf eines eigenen Hauses erfüllte sie sich ihren Kindheitstraum.
By buying her own house, she fulfilled a childhood dream.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kindheitsträume |
| genitive | des Kindheitstraumes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Kindheitstraum | die Kindheitsträume |
| accusative | den Kindheitstraum | die Kindheitsträume |
| dative | dem Kindheitstraum | den Kindheitsträumen |
| genitive | des Kindheitstraumes des Kindheitstraums | der Kindheitsträume |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Kindheitstraum' (childhood dream) consists of 'Kindheit' (childhood) and 'Traum' (dream), connected by a linking -s-. The part 'Kindheit' shows which stage of life the dream comes from.
Ihr Kindheitstraum begleitet sie noch mit fünfzig Jahren.
Her childhood dream is still with her at the age of fifty.
Common collocations include 'einen Kindheitstraum verwirklichen' (to make a childhood dream come true), 'der Kindheitstraum wird wahr' (the childhood dream comes true), and 'einen Kindheitstraum aufgeben' (to give up a childhood dream). They often go with words such as 'endlich' (finally), 'schließlich' (eventually), and 'nach vielen Jahren' (after many years).
Mit ihrer ersten eigenen Ausstellung verwirklichte sie endlich ihren Kindheitstraum.
With her first solo exhibition, she finally made her childhood dream come true.
Für das Studium musste er seinen Kindheitstraum leider aufgeben.
He unfortunately had to give up his childhood dream to go to university.
The phrase 'sich einen Kindheitstraum erfüllen' (to fulfill a childhood dream) is especially common. The reflexive pronoun is in the dative, and 'Kindheitstraum' is in the accusative: 'mir einen Kindheitstraum' (a childhood dream for myself), 'dir einen Kindheitstraum' (a childhood dream for yourself), or 'sich einen Kindheitstraum' (a childhood dream for oneself).
Mit dieser Reise erfülle ich mir einen Kindheitstraum.
With this trip, I am fulfilling a childhood dream.
