Definition
The female child of a person’s son or daughter.
Translations
- English
- granddaughter
- Français
- petite-fille
- Türkçe
- kız torun
- Polski
- wnuczka
- Русский
- внучка
- Українська
- онука
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Enkelin
- B1
- Noun
- People & Family
- Personal Information
granddaughter
/diː ˈɛŋkl̩ɪn/
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
- Enkelinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimaryPersonal Information
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Enkelin malt ein Bild für ihre Großmutter.NominativSing.The granddaughter is painting a picture for her grandmother.
- Ich besuche meine Enkelin jedes Wochenende.AkkusativSing.I visit my granddaughter every weekend.
- Ich schenke meiner Enkelin ein Buch.DativSing.I give my granddaughter a book.
- Das Zimmer der Enkelin ist hell.GenitivSing.The granddaughter's room is bright.
- Die Enkelinnen spielen im Garten.NominativPlur.The granddaughters are playing in the garden.
- Die Großeltern besuchen ihre Enkelinnen oft.AkkusativPlur.The grandparents often visit their granddaughters.
- Die Eltern erzählen den Enkelinnen eine Geschichte.DativPlur.The parents tell the granddaughters a story.
- Die Wünsche der Enkelinnen sind verständlich.GenitivPlur.The granddaughters' wishes are understandable.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Enkelin/ˈɛŋkl̩ɪn/
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Article phrase
die Enkelin/diː ˈɛŋkl̩ɪn/
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Plural
Enkelinnen/ˈɛŋkl̩ɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Enkelin | die Enkelinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Enkelin | die Enkelinnen |
| Dativ | der Enkelin | den Enkelinnen |
| Genitiv | der Enkelin | der Enkelinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Enkelin besuchen
- Collocationder Enkelin ein Geschenk machen
- Collocationmit der Enkelin sprechen
- Sentence patternDie Enkelin wächst schnell heran.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedGroßmutter — grandmother
A Enkelin belongs to the younger generation; the Großmutter is a female grandparent in the older generation.
- Semantically relatedEnkel — grandson
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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