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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Einzelkind”, which translates to “only child”. A single child in a vast candy-colored playground, every swing and slide aimed invitingly at them in warm afternoon light.
A single child in a vast candy-colored playground, every swing and slide aimed invitingly at them in warm afternoon light.

das Einzelkind , -er

A1 · noun

only child

/ˈaɪntsəlˌkɪnt/

Plural

Plural die Einzelkinder

Einzelkind in a sentence

Examples

Ich bin ein Einzelkind.

I am an only child.

Ist er ein Einzelkind?

Is he an only child?

How to remember it

EINZELKIND: EINZEL (single) + KIND (child). Like a "single child"! Imagine one child playing happily alone.

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