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Brunos Nichte pustet die Kerzen auf dem Kuchen aus. Bruno's niece blows out the candles on the cake.

noun · A2

die Nichte

[ˈnɪçtə]

niece

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Antonyms
der Neffe

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Other Examples

  • Wir passen am Samstag auf unsere Nichte auf.

    We're looking after our niece on Saturday.

  • Ist das deine Nichte auf dem Foto?

    Is that your niece in the photo?

  • Kalle zeigt seiner Nichte die Tiere im Wald.

    Kalle shows his niece the animals in the forest.

Grammar

Plural
die Nichten 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 Nichte die Nichten
Accusative wen? was? die Nichte die Nichten
Lotte programmiert am Laptop ein kleines Spiel für ihre Nichte. Lotte is programming a little game on her laptop for her niece.
Dative wem? der Nichte den Nichten
Genitive wessen? der Nichte der Nichten

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Großnichte

In Otti's situations: Emil and his big family

die Braut der Bräutigam die Ehe die Ehefrau der Ehemann geschieden getrennt die Hochzeit Ja sagen sich kümmern ledig der Liebling

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