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How to Say ‘How old is your sister?’ in German

Wie alt ist deine Schwester?

vee ahlt ist DYE-nuh SHVES-ter

[vee ahlt ist DYE-nuh SHVES-ter]

💬 Usage Tip: Answer with ist plus the number plus Jahre alt: Sie ist zwölf Jahre alt "She is twelve years old". German says the age with "is", never "has".

Phrase Breakdown

Wie alt ist

vee ahlt ist

How old is

Asks for age. Link 'alt ist' smoothly.

Example

Wie alt ist das Kind?

How old is the child?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

Question word used to ask about condition, manner, or state.

Example

Wie fühlen Sie sich heute?

How are you feeling today?

alt

[ahlt]

old

Adjective for age; with 'wie' it asks how old someone is.

Example

Mein Opa ist sehr alt.

My grandpa is very old.

ist

[ist]

Third-person singular form of 'sein'.

Example

Das ist ganz normal vor dem Eingriff.

That is completely normal before the procedure.

deine Schwester?

DYE-nuh SHVES-ter

your sister?

A feminine noun, so 'deine'. Say 'DY-ne SHVES-ter'.

Example

Deine Schwester ist nett.

Your sister is nice.

Words in this phrase

deine

[DYE-nuh]

your

Possessive word used with feminine nouns in informal speech.

Example

Deine Mutter hat im Juni Geburtstag.

Your mother has her birthday in June.

Schwester

[SHVES-ter]

sister

A family word for your female sibling.

Example

Deine Schwester hat bald Geburtstag.

Your sister has her birthday soon.

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