noun
child
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Kind means 'child'. Neuter noun das Kind used for young people of either sex; can specify gender with Junge or Mädchen. Plural is Kinder. Genitive singular is des Kindes with -es ending. Declines regularly for a neuter noun. No plural umlaut; common basic vocabulary.
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Das Kind spielt im Garten.
The child is playing in the garden.
Ich habe ein Kind.
I have a child.
Die Ärztin untersuchte das Kind, weil die Eltern es besorgt zur Praxis brachten.
The doctor examined the child because the parents had brought it to the practice worriedly.
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A small kid with a balloon labelled 'Kind'
sounds like English 'kind' (but means 'child') — remember the difference by context
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Irregular genitive singular: 'des Kindes' (adds -es). Plural 'Kinder'.