Noun
das Kind
Pronunciation: /kɪnt/
kid; child (young person)
A1
rank #313
plural Kinder
Meanings
Noun
- kid; child (young person)
- child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
Example sentence
Was hast du als Kind im Sommer gemacht?
What did you do during the summer when you were a kid?
Word forms
singular
das Kind
plural
die Kinder
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Kind
Accusativedas Kind
Dativedem Kind
Genitivedes Kindes
Plural
Nominativedie Kinder
Accusativedie Kinder
Dativeden Kindern
Genitiveder Kinder
Usage
- das Kind → die Kinder — child → children
- mit den Kindern — with the children; dative plural adds -n
Die Kinder spielen hinter dem Haus.
The children are playing behind the house.