Vokabahn

Junge

Vokabahn
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Noun

der Junge

Pronunciation: /ˈjʊŋə/

boy

A1 rank #292 plural Jungen

Meanings

Noun
  1. boy
  2. jack

Example sentence

Wie viele Jungen und Mädchen haben Sie im Park gesehen?

How many boys and girls did you see in the park?

Word forms

singular der Junge
plural die Jungen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Junge
Accusativeden Jungen
Dativedem Jungen
Genitivedes Jungen

Plural

Nominativedie Jungen
Accusativedie Jungen
Dativeden Jungen
Genitiveder Jungen

Junge is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.

Usage

  • der Junge → den Jungen — weak noun; -n outside the nominative singular
  • die Jungen — the boys; same ending in the plural
Extra sentence

Ich habe dem Jungen den Weg gezeigt.

I showed the boy the way.