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An outdated or literary term for a boy in childhood or adolescence. In modern everyday language, the word 'Junge' (boy) is used instead.
In dem alten Märchenbuch war es ein mutiger Knabe, der den Drachen besiegte.
In the old book of fairy tales, it was a brave boy who defeated the dragon.
'Knabe' (boy) is a noun of the N-declension. It takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Der Dichter beschrieb die Gedanken des Knaben.
The poet described the boy's thoughts.
This word is outdated and is no longer used in modern everyday language. It sounds poetic, literary, or old-fashioned. Using it in a normal conversation would sound very unusual.
„Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn...“ ist der Anfang eines berühmten Gedichts von Goethe.
'Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn...' is the beginning of a famous poem by Goethe.
The word 'Knabe' (boy) is now found almost only in old poems, fairy tales, historical novels, or in classical music, for example in song titles.
Die Hauptfigur des Romans war ein Waisenknabe im 19. Jahrhundert.
The main character of the novel was an orphan boy in the 19th century.
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Junge and Knabe can both refer to a male child or male adolescent. Junge is the normal choice in modern everyday language. Knabe, on the other hand, sounds outdated or literary and is mainly used in deliberately old-fashioned or literary language.
In der alten Erzählung wartet der Knabe vor der Schule auf seinen Vater.
In the old story, the boy waits in front of the school for his father.
Der Junge wartet vor der Schule auf seinen Vater.
The boy waits in front of the school for his father.
