Definition
The daughter of an aunt or uncle.
Translations
- English
- female cousin
- Français
- cousine
- Türkçe
- kadın kuzen
- Polski
- kuzynka
- Русский
- двоюродная сестра
- Українська
- двоюрідна сестра
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Cousine
- A2
- Noun
- People & Family
female cousin
/diː kuˈziːnə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Cousinen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Meine Cousine studiert in Berlin.NominativSing.My cousin is studying in Berlin.
- Ich besuche meine Cousine am Wochenende.AkkusativSing.I am visiting my cousin at the weekend.
- Ich schreibe meiner Cousine eine Nachricht.DativSing.I am writing my cousin a message.
- Das Fahrrad meiner Cousine ist neu.GenitivSing.My cousin's bicycle is new.
- Meine Cousinen wohnen in verschiedenen Städten.NominativPlur.My cousins live in different cities.
- Ich treffe meine Cousinen heute Abend.AkkusativPlur.I am meeting my cousins this evening.
- Ich helfe meinen Cousinen bei den Hausaufgaben.DativPlur.I help my cousins with their homework.
- Die Geschenke meiner Cousinen liegen auf dem Tisch.GenitivPlur.My cousins' presents are on the table.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Cousine/kuˈziːnə/
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Article phrase
die Cousine/diː kuˈziːnə/
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Plural
Cousinen/kuˈziːnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Cousine | die Cousinen |
| Akkusativ | die Cousine | die Cousinen |
| Dativ | der Cousine | den Cousinen |
| Genitiv | der Cousine | der Cousinen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationmeine ältere Cousine
- Collocationeine Cousine besuchen
- Collocationmit der Cousine telefonieren
- Verb constructionseiner Cousine helfen + Dativ
- Sentence patternMeine Cousine wohnt in einer anderen Stadt.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- CousinOther
- -eSuffix
„Cousine“ is the feminine form of „Cousin“, formed with the suffix „-e“.
Word family
- Cousin — male cousin