Translation
the child; kid
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Word origin
From Old High German kind, from the Indo-European root meaning to beget, which also gives English kin.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- kind
- English cognates
- kin
Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | das Kind | die Kinder |
| Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohne | das Kind | die Kinder |
| Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, bei | dem Kind | den Kindern |
| Genitiveof; after wegen, während | des Kindes | der Kinder |
Examples
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The child is playing in the garden.
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How many children do you have?
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As a child I lived in this house.
Where this fits
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Stories
(5)Grammar articles
(21)German Adjectives as Nouns: die Reichen, das Gute, das Deutsch
German Adjective Endings: Strong, Weak and Mixed in Three Tables
German Articles: Der, Die, Das and the Full Case Chart
German Cases Chart: All Four, in the Order They Matter
German Compound Nouns: Connecting Letters (Fugenelemente)
German 'Used To': früher + Perfect Tense, and the Historical Present
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German man, einen, einem and jemand: Talking About 'One' and 'Someone'
Konjunktiv 2 in German: Would, Could and Should Have
German letzter, nächster and wenig: Last, Next and Little
German Modal Verbs: All Six Conjugated as One Block
German Negation: Nicht or Kein, and Where Nicht Goes
German Numbers: 1 to 100, einundzwanzig and the Big Ones
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Personal Pronouns: ich, mich, mir and the Formal Sie
German Plurals: Eight Patterns and the Rules That Predict Them
German Possessive Pronouns: mein, dein, sein and Their Endings
German Reflexive Verbs: sich, mich, mir and When to Use Each
German Relative Pronouns: der, die, das Do a Second Job
German Separable Verbs with Modals and werden: Word Order
German Stem-Changing Verbs: sprichst, siehst, fährst
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: Kind, Zeit, weil and 11 more words.