die Zwillingsschwester
twin sister
A sister born from the same pregnancy as another child.
EXAMPLE
Meine Zwillingsschwester ist zehn Minuten älter als ich.
My twin sister is ten minutes older than me.
die Zwillingsschwester
twin sister
die Zwillingsschwester, die Zwillingsschwestern
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Zwillingsschwester, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Zwillingsschwestern |
| genitive | der Zwillingsschwester |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Zwillingsschwester | die Zwillingsschwestern |
| accusative | die Zwillingsschwester | die Zwillingsschwestern |
| dative | der Zwillingsschwester | den Zwillingsschwestern |
| genitive | der Zwillingsschwester | der Zwillingsschwestern |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Zwillingsschwester' (twin sister) consists of 'Zwilling' (twin), a linking 's', and 'Schwester' (sister). The component 'Schwester' (sister) indicates that the person referred to is female.
EXAMPLE
Paul und seine Zwillingsschwester Anna feiern heute ihren Geburtstag.
Paul and his twin sister Anna are celebrating their birthday today.
Expressing relationships
You can use 'Zwillingsschwester von' (twin sister of) followed by the dative to indicate whose twin sister someone is. This information often comes directly after the noun.
EXAMPLE
Die Frau am Fenster ist die Zwillingsschwester von meinem Nachbarn.
The woman by the window is my neighbor's twin sister.
Typical collocations
Typical combinations are 'eineiige Zwillingsschwester' (identical twin sister) and 'zweieiige Zwillingsschwester' (fraternal twin sister). The word 'Zwillingsschwester' (twin sister) alone does not tell you whether the two people look very similar.
EXAMPLE
Auf alten Fotos kann ich Lea und ihre eineiige Zwillingsschwester kaum auseinanderhalten.
In old photos, I can hardly tell Lea and her identical twin sister apart.
In real life
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