Definition
The male child of a person’s son or daughter.
Translations
- English
- grandson
- Français
- petit-fils
- Türkçe
- erkek torun
- Polski
- wnuk
- Русский
- внук
- Українська
- онук
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Enkel
- B1
- Noun
- People & Family
- Personal Information
grandson
/deːɐ̯ ˈɛŋkl̩/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Enkel
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Enkel besucht seine Großeltern jedes Wochenende.NominativSing.The grandson visits his grandparents every weekend.
- Die Familie liebt ihren Enkel sehr.AkkusativSing.The family loves their grandson very much.
- Die Großmutter schenkt dem Enkel ein Buch.DativSing.The grandmother gives her grandson a book.
- Das Fahrrad des Enkels steht im Keller.GenitivSing.The grandson's bicycle is in the basement.
- Die Enkel spielen im Garten.NominativPlur.The grandchildren are playing in the garden.
- Die Eltern besuchen ihre Enkel oft.AkkusativPlur.The parents often visit their grandchildren.
- Die Großeltern erzählen den Enkeln Geschichten.DativPlur.The grandparents tell stories to their grandchildren.
- Die Stimmen der Enkel sind im Haus zu hören.GenitivPlur.The grandchildren's voices can be heard in the house.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Enkel/ˈɛŋkl̩/
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Article phrase
der Enkel/deːɐ̯ ˈɛŋkl̩/
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Plural
Enkel/ˈɛŋkl̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Enkel | die Enkel |
| Akkusativ | den Enkel | die Enkel |
| Dativ | dem Enkel | den Enkeln |
| Genitiv | des Enkels | der Enkel |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein lieber Enkel
- Sentence patternDer Enkel wächst in einer liebevollen Familie auf.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedGroßvater — grandfather
An Enkel is the child of one's own child; his Großvater is one generation above him.
- Narrower termNachkomme
Nachkomme is the hypernym; a Enkel is the son of one's own child and thus a specific type of Nachkomme.
- Semantically relatedGroßeltern — grandparents
- Broader termVerwandter
A Enkel is a Verwandter; however, the term more precisely refers to a specific generation in the family.
- Semantically relatedEnkelin — granddaughter
Enkelin explicitly refers to a female person; Enkel is the masculine form and can sometimes be used generically.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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