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Wortschatz: Familie & Verwandte
 

 
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OBJECTIVE:
Relate to the German family that adopts you!
TASK:
Picture yourself as a member of a very large German family, with lots of each one of the following relatives.
PERPLEXED?
Just don't win the lottery! Even the imaginary ones will crawl out of the woodwork!
GENDER AWARENESS

Note that masculine nouns are presented with "der" - indicating that it is a masculine noun. You need to remember this!

Feminine nouns are presented with "die" - to indicate that they are feminine. This is something that you will have to deal with constantly in your language development.


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Hier ist deine Familie! Lern sie alle kennen !!!
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Urgroßvater
great-grandfather
Großvater
grandfather
Opa
grampa
Mann
husband
Gatte
husband, spouse
Vater
father
Sohn
son
Bruder
brother
Onkel
uncle
Vetter
cousin
Neffe
nephew
Stiefvater
step-father
Stiefbruder
step-brother
Stiefsohn
step-son
Schwiegervater
father-in-law
Schwager
brother-in-law
Schwiegersohn
son-in-law
Halbbruder
half-brother
Urgroßmutter
great-grandmother
Großmutter
grandmother
Oma
gramma
Frau
wife
Gattin
wife, spouse
Mutter
mother
Tochter
daughter
Schwester
sister
Tante
aunt
Kusine
cousin
Nichte
niece
Stiefmutter
step-mother
Stiefschwester
step-sister
Stieftochter
step-daughter
Schwiegermutter
mother-in-law
Schwägerin
sister-in-law
Schwiegertochter
daughter-in-law
Halbschwester
half-sister

Use this chart initially to just get used to how the words look and sound. Notice some of the "spelling rules in action!" You should only try to learn a few of these at a time, and get used to using the words in sentences and ideas. After you have started developing sentences, then you'll need to modify the case for each noun. You'll learn what that means, ... in time!