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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Bruder”, which translates to “brother”. On a sofa, a smug grinning big brother sits squarely on Pip — small round-faced child, huge mop of curly dark hair, denim dungarees — whose cheeks puff red in furious indignation, arms flailing.

Bruder is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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derBruder, ¨

brother

/ˈbʁuːdɐ/

Examples — Bruder in a sentence

Mein Bruder spielt gern Fußball im Park.

My brother likes to play football in the park.

Ich habe einen älteren Bruder und eine Schwester.

I have an older brother and a sister.

How to remember it

"Bruder" sounds like "brother" — brothers bonding over building.

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