Definition
A male child.
Translations
- English
- boy
- Français
- garçon
- Türkçe
- erkek çocuk
- Polski
- chłopiec
- Русский
- мальчик
- Українська
- хлопчик
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Junge
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
boy
/deːɐ̯ ˈjʊŋə/
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
- Jungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Junge spielt im Garten.NominativSing.The boy is playing in the garden.
- Ein Junge wartet vor der Schule.NominativSing.A boy is waiting in front of the school.
- Ich sehe den Jungen auf dem Spielplatz.AkkusativSing.I see the boy in the playground.
- Die Lehrerin hilft dem Jungen.DativSing.The teacher helps the boy.
- Die Jungen spielen Fußball.NominativPlur.The boys are playing football.
- Wir sehen die Jungen im Park.AkkusativPlur.We see the boys in the park.
- Der Trainer spricht mit den Jungen.DativPlur.The coach talks to the boys.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Junge/ˈjʊŋə/
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Article phrase
der Junge/deːɐ̯ ˈjʊŋə/
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Plural
Jungen/ˈjʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Junge | die Jungen |
| Akkusativ | den Jungen | die Jungen |
| Dativ | dem Jungen | den Jungen |
| Genitiv | des Jungen | der Jungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein kleiner Junge
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termMädchen — girl
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word