Junge

noun
boy
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Junge means 'boy' or young male. It is a masculine noun (der Junge) and a weak noun that adds -n in declined forms: nominative singular der Junge, accusative den Jungen, genitive des Jungen, dative dem Jungen, plural die Jungen. Plural form is Jungen.

Examples

Der Junge spielt im Garten.
The boy is playing in the garden.
Der Lehrer lobte den Jungen, weil dieser die schwierige Aufgabe schnell lΓΆste.
The teacher praised the boy because he solved the difficult task quickly.
Der Junge spielt mit seinem Ball im Park.
The boy is playing with his ball in the park.

Details

PluralJungen

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeder Jungedie Jungen
genitivedes Jungender Jungen
dativedem Jungenden Jungen
accusativeden Jungendie Jungen

Mnemonics

πŸ‘οΈimagine a little boy with a label 'der Junge' to anchor masculine gender
πŸ‘‚think English 'young' -> 'Junge' (boy) to remember the concept of youth

Notes

Weak noun (takes -n in many cases in singular and plural).

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