die Enkelin
granddaughter
The daughter of one's own son or daughter.
EXAMPLE
Meine Großmutter freut sich immer, wenn ihre Enkelin sie besucht.
My grandmother is always happy when her granddaughter visits her.
die Enkelin
granddaughter
die Enkelin, die Enkelinnen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Enkelin, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Enkelinnen |
| genitive | der Enkelin |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Enkelin | die Enkelinnen |
| accusative | die Enkelin | die Enkelinnen |
| dative | der Enkelin | den Enkelinnen |
| genitive | der Enkelin | der Enkelinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word structure
The word is derived from the masculine form 'der Enkel' (grandson) with the ending '-in'. This ending is the most common way to form female personal nouns in German.
EXAMPLE
Der Enkel spielt Fußball, die Enkelin liest ein Buch.
The grandson is playing soccer; the granddaughter is reading a book.
Word family
'Enkelin' (granddaughter) belongs to the word family related to descendants. This includes 'der Enkel' (grandson), 'das Enkelkind' (grandchild), and 'die Enkelkinder' (grandchildren, plural for all genders).
EXAMPLE
Die Großeltern haben drei Enkelkinder.
The grandparents have three grandchildren.
Showing possession
To express belonging, you usually use the genitive or the preposition 'von'. The genitive is more formal, while 'von' + dative is very common in everyday speech.
EXAMPLE
Das ist die Enkelin meiner Nachbarin.
That is my neighbor's granddaughter.
In real life
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