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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.

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

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dasEinzelkind, -er

only child

/ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌkɪnt/

Examples — Einzelkind in a sentence

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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