noun
niece
B1
Noun meaning 'niece'. Feminine (die Nichte) with plural Nichten. Standard declension: nominative plural die Nichten, dative plural den Nichten (adds -n). Used for a female child of one's sibling. Not irregular; common family term. Genitive plural: der Nichten.
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Der Onkel rief seine Nichte an, weil sie einen Preis gewann.
The uncle called his niece because she won a prize.
Meine Nichte ist drei Jahre alt.
My niece is three years old.
Meine Nichte ist die Tochter meines Bruders.
My niece is my brother's daughter.
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Imagine your sister holding a small child labeled 'niece'.
Sounds like English 'niece'.
die = think of the '-e' ending and feminine 'die' (die Nichte).
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Nichte always refers to a female relative (the child of a sibling). The male counterpart is 'Neffe'.