Relatives: Tante, Onkel & co.
The wider family: die Tante and der Onkel, plus their children:
- der Cousin — male cousin, spoken the French way: “Kusäng”
- die Cousine — female cousin
You don’t need a big family tree at A1, but these four appear in exam listening texts about visits and birthdays.
| Singular | Plural | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| die Tante | die Tanten | aunt |
| der Onkel | die Onkel | uncle |
| der Cousin | die Cousins | cousin (male) |
| die Cousine | die Cousinen | cousin (female) |