# der Neffe

der Neffe is a German noun meaning “nephew”. Forms: des Neffen, die Neffen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Neffen
- Plural: die Neffen

## In other languages

- Русский: племянник
- Українська: племінник

## Meanings

1. nephew (son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law)
2. _archaic_ another male relative, especially a grandson, but also a cousin etc.

## Examples

- Kinder hat Maria nicht, dafür aber drei Neffen. — Mary hasn't got any children, but she has got three nephews.
- Ein Neffe ist der Sohn einer Schwester oder eines Bruders. — A nephew is a sister's or a brother's son.
- All ihr Geld ging an ihren Neffen. — All her money went to her nephew.
- Er hat seinem Neffen italienische Lieder beigebracht. — He taught his nephew some Italian songs.
- Mein Neffe ist vor drei Jahren geboren worden. — My nephew was born three years ago.

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