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Emils kleiner Neffe lernt gerade fliegen. Emil's little nephew is just learning to fly.

noun · A2

der Neffe

[ˈnɛfə]

nephew

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Antonyms
die Nichte

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Grammar

Plural
die Neffen 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? der Neffe die Neffen
Wie alt ist dein Neffe jetzt? How old is your nephew now?
Accusative wen? was? den Neffen die Neffen
Dative wem? dem Neffen den Neffen
Genitive wessen? des Neffen der Neffen

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der Großneffe

In Otti's situations: Emil and his big family

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