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 ˈfʁɔɪ̯nt/
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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- 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.
- Ein Freund von mir wohnt in Köln.NominativSing.A friend of mine lives in Cologne.
- Ich treffe meinen Freund im Café.AkkusativSing.I meet my friend at the café.
- 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.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Freund/fʁɔɪ̯nt/
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Article phrase
der Freund/deːɐ̯ ˈfʁɔɪ̯nt/
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Plural
Freunde/ˈfʁɔɪ̯ndə/
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
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 typeSimple word