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Familie & Beziehungen
Family members, relationships, and personal connections
Nouns in German have grammatical gender. Watch for the color-coded articles:
the baby
📝 Das Baby schläft.
The baby is sleeping.
💡 Tip: Neuter noun, English loan word
the child
📝 Wir haben zwei Kinder.
We have two children.
💡 Tip: Neuter noun, plural = Kinder
the girl
📝 Das Mädchen liest ein Buch.
The girl is reading a book.
💡 Tip: Neuter despite being female! Diminutive -chen makes it neuter
the brother
📝 Mein Bruder heißt Tom.
My brother is called Tom.
💡 Tip: Masculine noun
the cousin (male)
📝 Mein Cousin spielt Fußball.
My cousin plays soccer.
💡 Tip: French loan word, masculine
the husband (formal)
📝 Ihr Ehemann arbeitet bei Siemens.
Her husband works at Siemens.
💡 Tip: More formal than 'Mann' for husband
the grandson
📝 Das ist mein Enkel.
This is my grandson.
💡 Tip: Same form for plural
the boyfriend / the friend (male)
📝 Das ist mein Freund Max.
This is my boyfriend/friend Max.
💡 Tip: Context determines: boyfriend or male friend
the grandfather
📝 Mein Großvater ist 80 Jahre alt.
My grandfather is 80 years old.
💡 Tip: Informal: der Opa
the boy
📝 Der Junge spielt im Garten.
The boy is playing in the garden.
💡 Tip: Masculine noun, weak declension (den Jungen in Akkusativ)
the husband / the man
📝 Das ist mein Mann.
This is my husband.
💡 Tip: Context determines meaning: husband or man
the uncle
📝 Mein Onkel lebt in Amerika.
My uncle lives in America.
💡 Tip: Same form for plural
the partner (male)
📝 Mein Partner und ich reisen gern.
My partner and I like to travel.
💡 Tip: Gender-neutral option, business or relationship
the son
📝 Ihr Sohn ist fünf Jahre alt.
Her son is five years old.
💡 Tip: Masculine noun
the teenager
📝 Mein Sohn ist jetzt ein Teenager.
My son is now a teenager.
💡 Tip: English loan word
the father
📝 Mein Vater arbeitet als Arzt.
My father works as a doctor.
💡 Tip: Informal: der Papa, der Vati
the cousin (female)
📝 Meine Cousine studiert in München.
My cousin studies in Munich.
💡 Tip: French loan word, feminine
the wife (formal)
📝 Seine Ehefrau ist Ärztin.
His wife is a doctor.
💡 Tip: More formal than 'Frau' for wife
the parents
📝 Meine Eltern wohnen in Berlin.
My parents live in Berlin.
💡 Tip: Always plural, no singular form used in this meaning
the granddaughter
📝 Unsere Enkelin kommt uns besuchen.
Our granddaughter is coming to visit us.
💡 Tip: Feminine form of Enkel
the family
📝 Meine Familie ist groß.
My family is big.
💡 Tip: Always feminine: die Familie
the wife / the woman
📝 Seine Frau ist sehr freundlich.
His wife is very friendly.
💡 Tip: Context determines meaning: wife or woman
the girlfriend / the friend (female)
📝 Meine Freundin heißt Sarah.
My girlfriend/friend is called Sarah.
💡 Tip: Context determines: girlfriend or female friend
the siblings
📝 Hast du Geschwister?
Do you have siblings?
💡 Tip: Always plural, covers brothers and sisters together
the grandparents
📝 Meine Großeltern wohnen auf dem Land.
My grandparents live in the countryside.
💡 Tip: Always plural
the grandmother
📝 Meine Großmutter kocht sehr gut.
My grandmother cooks very well.
💡 Tip: Informal: die Oma
the mother
📝 Meine Mutter ist Lehrerin.
My mother is a teacher.
💡 Tip: Informal: die Mama, die Mutti
the partner (female)
📝 Seine Partnerin ist Anwältin.
His partner is a lawyer.
💡 Tip: Feminine form
the sister
📝 Ich habe eine Schwester.
I have one sister.
💡 Tip: Feminine noun
the aunt
📝 Meine Tante ist sehr nett.
My aunt is very nice.
💡 Tip: Feminine noun
the daughter
📝 Ihre Tochter studiert Medizin.
Her daughter studies medicine.
💡 Tip: Feminine noun
adult / grown-up
📝 Meine Kinder sind jetzt erwachsen.
My children are now adults.
💡 Tip: Can be used as adjective or noun (der/die Erwachsene)
divorced
📝 Er ist geschieden.
He is divorced.
💡 Tip: Past participle used as adjective
single / unmarried
📝 Sie ist ledig.
She is single.
💡 Tip: Formal term for unmarried
married
📝 Ich bin verheiratet.
I am married.
💡 Tip: Past participle used as adjective