Definition
A man or boy whom someone knows well and likes in a personal, non-romantic relationship.
Translations
- English
- male friend
- Français
- ami
- Türkçe
- erkek dost
- Polski
- przyjaciel
- Русский
- друг
- Українська
- друг
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Freund
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
male friend
/deːɐ̯ fʁɔʏnt/
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
- Freunde
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Paul ist ein guter Freund von mir.NominativSing.Paul is a good friend of mine.
- Ich treffe meinen Freund im Café.AkkusativSing.I meet my friend at the café.
- Ich helfe meinem Freund bei den Hausaufgaben.DativSing.I help my friend with his homework.
- Das Fahrrad meines Freundes ist neu.GenitivSing.My friend’s bicycle is new.
- Meine Freunde kommen heute zu Besuch.NominativPlur.My friends are coming to visit today.
- Ich lade meine Freunde zur Party ein.AkkusativPlur.I invite my friends to the party.
- Mit guten Freunden kann man offen sprechen.DativPlur.You can speak openly with good friends.
- Die Meinung der Freunde ist mir wichtig.GenitivPlur.My friends’ opinion is important to me.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Freund/fʁɔʏnt/
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Article phrase
der Freund/deːɐ̯ fʁɔʏnt/
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Plural
Freunde/ˈfʁɔʏndə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Freund | die Freunde |
| Akkusativ | den Freund | die Freunde |
| Dativ | dem Freund | den Freunden |
| Genitiv | des Freundes | der Freunde |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Freund treffen
- Prepositional constructionmit einem Freund sprechenmit + Dativ
- Adjective combinationein guter Freund
- Collocationmit einem Freund feiern
- Sentence patternEin Freund hilft mir heute.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymBekannte — male acquaintance
An acquaintance is a person one knows; a Freund is usually closer to them and personally connected.
- Related termFreundin — female friend
Freund and Freundin refer to male and female people respectively in a friendship; in German, Freund can also mean one's steady partner.
- Near-synonymPartner — male partner
Freund can refer to a personal, non-romantic relationship; Partner here means a committed romantic or domestic partnership.
- Near-synonymKumpel
Freund is more neutral and can be used in many personal relationships; Kumpel is colloquial and often emphasizes a casual friendship.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Freundin — female friend