noun
male cousin
B1
Der 'Cousin' means male cousin. It is a masculine noun (der Cousin) with regular plural 'Cousins'. Declension follows standard weak patterns in singular and plural (genitive des Cousins, plural die Cousins). No reflexivity or special prepositions; used like most kinship nouns.
Examples
Mein Cousin kommt am Wochenende zu Besuch.
My cousin (male) is coming to visit this weekend.
Mein Cousin aus Amerika kommt uns nächste Woche besuchen.
My cousin from America is coming to visit us next week.
Die Familie besuchte den Cousin, weil er Geburtstag feierte.
The family visited the cousin because he was celebrating his birthday.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture your male cousin wearing a cap that says 'COUSIN'.
Sounds like the English 'cousin'.
Masculine 'der' — imagine him introducing himself with 'der Cousin'.
Notes
Cousin is the masculine form; the feminine form is Cousine (or Kusine as a variant). In casual English translation, 'cousin' is usually gender-neutral.