How to Say ‘At the daycare center’ in German
In der Kita
in dair KEE-ta
[in dair KEE-ta]
💬 Usage Tip: Kita is short for Kindertagesstätte, a daycare or childcare center. Der changes to der after in here: in der Kita.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Kita is the everyday word most people use in Germany, much more common than the full official term.
Phrase Breakdown
In
[in]
in
Preposition meaning in or inside.
In der Kita spielen die Kinder.
The children play in the daycare.
der
[dair]
the
Dative feminine definite article, as in in der Kita.
In der Kita ist es laut.
It is loud in the daycare.
Kita
[KEE-ta]
daycare
Short for Kindertagesstätte; a daycare or preschool setting.
Meine Tochter ist in der Kita.
My daughter is in daycare.
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