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teenager
A young person whose age is between 13 and 19. The word is derived from the English number words ending in "-teen."
Als Teenager hat man oft andere Interessen als die Eltern.
As a teenager, you often have different interests from your parents.
The word 'Teenager' (teenager) comes from English. It is derived from the numbers with the ending '-teen', from thirteen (13) to nineteen (19).
Mit 14 ist man mitten in der Teenager-Zeit.
At 14, you are right in the middle of the teenage years.
Although 'der Teenager' (the teenager) is a masculine word, it is often used in everyday language for boys and girls. People say 'einem Teenager' (a teenager) when gender is unimportant or unknown.
Jeder Teenager braucht mal Zeit für sich.
Every teenager sometimes needs time to themselves.
The word 'Teenager' (teenager) does not change in the plural. You say 'ein Teenager' (one teenager) and also 'viele Teenager' (many teenagers).
Eine Gruppe von Teenagern wartete vor dem Kino.
A group of teenagers was waiting in front of the cinema.
child
'das Kind' and 'der Teenager' both refer to young people, but not to the same age group. 'Kind' usually means a young person before puberty. 'Teenager' means a person between 13 and 19 years old. The words can be confused because teenagers are sometimes still seen as children legally or within the family. But when it is about age and life stage, 'Teenager' is more precise for adolescents, and 'Kind' is more precise for younger children.
Morgen erklärt der Trainer den Teenagern die neuen Regeln.
Tomorrow the coach will explain the new rules to the teenagers.
Nach dem Essen spielt das Kind noch eine Weile im Garten.
After the meal, the child plays in the garden for a while.