Frida sitzt mit Papieren am Tisch und plant ihre Altersvorsorge. Frida sits at the table with papers and plans her retirement savings.

noun · B2

die Altersvorsorge

[ˈaltɐsˌfoːɐ̯zɔʁɡə]

retirement savings, provision for old age

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Mit dreißig denke ich zum ersten Mal an meine Altersvorsorge.

At thirty, I'm thinking about my retirement savings for the first time.
Für eure Altersvorsorge ist es nie zu früh.

It's never too early for your retirement savings.
Frau Hilde erzählt lachend, ihre Altersvorsorge sei früher eine Dose voller Münzen gewesen.

Frau Hilde says with a laugh that her retirement savings used to be a tin full of coins.

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Example
Nominative wer? was?	die Altersvorsorge
Accusative wen? was?	die Altersvorsorge
Dative wem?	der Altersvorsorge
Genitive wessen?	der Altersvorsorge

How the Word Is Built

Alter root s linking letter vor prefix sorge root

vor-: before, in front: vorstellen (to introduce), vorbereiten (to prepare). Separable: Ich stelle mich vor.

A compound: Altervor + die Sorge

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Alter alt vorsorgendie Vorsorgedie Sorgesorgen

In Otti's situations: Frida saves for later

die Aktie anlegen auf die hohe Kante legen das Budget die Ersparnis der Fonds das Geld die Geldanlage die Inflation die Rendite die Rente die Rücklage

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