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Oma Opa vs. Großmutter Großvater
Is there a certain context to use Oma and Opa or does it not matter?
May 1, 2017
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gisberth
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For me the versions with i sound a little childish, same with Pappi, Mammi, Opi, Omi but there are people who use them even in older age. I myself used Oma, Opa or the the old forms Ahne, Ehne which are out of use now it think.
To me they sound a combination of old-school and childish. I'm a native speaker and never heard anyone say Großvati and Großmutti, I only read it. It's Oma and Opa in informal context, sometimes Omi or Opi but that mostly to the grandparents themselves (it's like the difference between dad and daddy, but for grandparents).