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Emil's cousin picks him up from the airport.
Emils Cousine holt ihn vom Flughafen ab. Emil's cousin picks him up from the airport.

noun · A2

die Cousine

[kuˈziːnə]

cousin

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Antonyms
der Cousin

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Other Examples

  • Meine Cousine studiert in Hamburg.

    My cousin studies in Hamburg.

  • Kennt ihr meine Cousinen aus Köln?

    Do you know my cousins from Cologne?

  • Lotte schreibt ihrer Cousine eine lange E-Mail.

    Lotte is writing her cousin a long email.

Grammar

Plural
die Cousinen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Cousine die Cousinen
Meine Cousine studiert in Hamburg. My cousin studies in Hamburg.
Accusative wen? was? die Cousine die Cousinen
Emil kümmert sich auf rührende Weise um seine Cousine. Emil looks after his cousin in a touching way.
Dative wem? der Cousine den Cousinen
Genitive wessen? der Cousine der Cousinen

How the Word Is Built

Cousin root e suffix

Word family

der Cousin

In Otti's situations: Emil flies to his cousins, Emil is best man at a wedding

der Abflug anstoßen das Ausland ausländisch der Ausweis die Bordkarte die Braut der Bräutigam der Cousin das Ehepaar einchecken eine Rede halten

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