Vocabulary
der
Onkel
/ˈɔŋkl̩/· noun· Pl. die Onkel
uncle
Your parents' brother — or your aunt's husband. German doesn't distinguish mother's side from father's side.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Onkel
- Plural
- die Onkel
- Genitiv
- des Onkels
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Onkel
uncle
Mein Onkel wohnt in Kanada.
My uncle lives in Canada.
Word family
Onkelder Großonkelgreat-uncleder Patenonkelgodfather
Common combinations
- mein Onkel und meine Tantemy uncle and aunt
- Onkel und Tantenuncles and aunts
Common learner mistakes
- drei Onkelsdrei OnkelThe standard plural is die Onkel (Onkels is colloquial).
Real examples
- Mein Onkel ist der Bruder von meiner Mutter.My uncle is my mother's brother.
- Ich habe drei Onkel und zwei Tanten.I have three uncles and two aunts.
- Am Wochenende besuchen wir meinen Onkel.At the weekend we're visiting my uncle.
