Definition
An adult male person.
Translations
- English
- adult man
- Français
- homme adulte
- Türkçe
- yetişkin erkek
- Polski
- dorosły mężczyzna
- Русский
- взрослый мужчина
- Українська
- дорослий чоловік
GERMAN DICTIONARY
adult man
/deːɐ̯ ɛɐ̯ˈvaksənə/
An adult male person.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Erwachsene | die Erwachsenen |
| Akkusativ | den Erwachsenen | die Erwachsenen |
| Dativ | dem Erwachsenen | den Erwachsenen |
| Genitiv | des Erwachsenen | der Erwachsenen |
A Volljähriger is legally an adult, whereas Erwachsene can also refer generally to a person after childhood.
Adolescents and Erwachsene belong to different age groups; the boundary between them can be described differently depending on the context.
Kind refers to a younger person, whereas Erwachsene refers to a person after childhood and adolescence.