Zwillinge
The German word for twins is Zwillinge.
Zwillinge is used to refer to two children born at the same time from the same pregnancy.
How does it change in a sentence?
Zwillinge is the plural form used to refer to the pair of twins. The singular form of the word is Zwilling. If you want to be more specific about gender, you can use Zwillingsbruder for a twin brother or Zwillingsschwester for a twin sister.
Did you know?
- The word Zwillinge is also the German name for the zodiac sign 'Gemini'.
- German uses the term eineiige Zwillinge for 'identical twins' and zweieiige Zwillinge for 'fraternal twins', literally meaning 'one-egged' and 'two-egged'.
- If you are talking about triplets, you do not use a variation of 'Zwilling', but instead use the word Drillinge.
Examples in context
- Das sind keine Zwillinge.They aren't twins.This sentence is useful for clarifying that people are not twins using Zwillinge.Tatoeba #3104102 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #2243048 by CK
- Tom und ich sind Zwillinge.Tom and I are twins.This sentence is useful for stating that two people are twins using Zwillinge.Tatoeba #7205155 by Luiaard, translation #6274600 by CK
- Meine Kinder sind Zwillinge.My children are twins.This sentence is useful for identifying that children are twins using Zwillinge.Tatoeba #1744460 by al_ex_an_der, translation #1744418 by Djef_Messaoudi
- Die Zwillinge sind meine Geschwister.The twins are my siblings.
- Die Zwillinge sind eineiig.The twins are identical.
- Meine Cousinen sind Zwillinge.My cousins are twins.
- Komm mal her, Zwillis!Come here, twins!
- 93 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hannah and Julian are looking at a photo of a couple.
- HannahSind die beiden etwa Zwillinge?Are those two perhaps twins?
- JulianJa, sie sehen sich sehr ähnlich.Yes, they look very similar.
- HannahWie schön! Haben sie den gleichen Geburtstag?How nice! Do they have the same birthday?
- JulianNatürlich, sie sind Zwillinge.Of course, they are twins.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry Zwillinge, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
