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male relative
A male person who belongs to the same family, whether by blood relation or by marriage.
Zu der Familienfeier kamen alle nahen und entfernten Verwandten.
All close and distant relatives came to the family celebration.
The word 'Verwandter' (relative) is derived directly from the adjective 'verwandt' (related), which means 'belonging to the same family.' It is a nominalized adjective.
Bist du mit ihm verwandt?
Are you related to him?
Because 'Verwandter' (relative) is a nominalized adjective, it is declined like an adjective. The ending changes depending on the article and case.
Ein Verwandter von mir lebt in Berlin.
A relative of mine lives in Berlin.
The plural form 'die Verwandten' (the relatives) is used very often to talk about family in general. It includes all genders.
An Weihnachten besuchen wir unsere Verwandten.
At Christmas, we visit our relatives.
relative / member
“Angehöriger” and “Verwandter” can both refer to a male member of the family. “Angehöriger” sounds more formal and is often used in institutional contexts without specifying the exact family relationship. “Verwandter” explicitly refers to a family relationship and works well in everyday communications.
In einer privaten Nachricht schrieb der Patient, dass ihn ein Verwandter abholt.
In a private message, the patient wrote that a relative would pick him up.
Im Klinikformular trug der Patient einen Angehörigen als Kontaktperson ein.
On the clinic form, the patient entered a relative as his contact person.
