lifelong dream
der Lebenstraum, die Lebensträume
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lifelong dream
A great personal wish or an important goal that someone wants to achieve in their life.
Seit seiner Kindheit ist es sein Lebenstraum, ein eigenes Buch zu schreiben.
Since childhood, it has been his lifelong dream to write his own book.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Lebensträume |
| genitive | des Lebenstraumes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Lebenstraum | die Lebensträume |
| accusative | den Lebenstraum | die Lebensträume |
| dative | dem Lebenstraum | den Lebensträumen |
| genitive | des Lebenstraumes des Lebenstraums | der Lebensträume |
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'Lebenstraum' (lifelong dream) consists of 'Leben' (life) and 'Traum' (dream), connected by a linking s. It refers to a great wish or an important goal for one's own life.
Mit der Reise um die Welt erfüllte sie sich einen Lebenstraum.
By traveling around the world, she fulfilled a lifelong dream.
To state the content of a lifelong dream, the pattern 'jemandes Lebenstraum ist es, … zu …' (someone's lifelong dream is to …) is helpful. The infinitive phrase describes the desired goal.
Ihr Lebenstraum ist es, eines Tages ein kleines Hotel am Meer zu führen.
Her lifelong dream is to run a small hotel by the sea one day.
Common combinations are 'einen Lebenstraum verwirklichen' (to make a lifelong dream come true) and 'sich einen Lebenstraum erfüllen' (to fulfill a lifelong dream). In the second combination, the person is in the dative and the lifelong dream is in the accusative.
Nach vielen Jahren konnte er endlich seinen Lebenstraum verwirklichen.
After many years, he was finally able to make his lifelong dream come true.
Zum fünfzigsten Geburtstag erfüllte sie sich einen Lebenstraum.
For her fiftieth birthday, she fulfilled a lifelong dream.
