Is it der, die or das Urenkel?

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Urenkel

The correct article in German of Urenkel is der. So it is der Urenkel! (nominative case)

The word Urenkel is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Urenkel?

How does the declension of Urenkel work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Urenkel	die Urenkel
Genitive	des Urenkels	der Urenkel
Dative	dem Urenkel	den Urenkeln
Akkusative	den Urenkel	die Urenkel

What is the meaning of Urenkel in German?

Urenkel has various definitions in German:

[1] (male ☆) Child from granddaughter/ granddaughter or (male ☆) Savings of the third generation

[1] (männliches☆) Kind von Enkel/ Enkelin oder (männlicher☆) Nachfahre der dritten Generation

[2] Later descendants

[2] später Nachkomme

How to use Urenkel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Urenkel with translations in English.

[1] Ich lebe weiter in den Genen meiner Enkel und Urenkel.

[1] I continue to live in the genes of my grandson and great -granddaughter

[1] „Jetzt lebten sechs von seinen sieben Kindern, Enkelkindern und Urenkeln ebenfalls hier.“

[1] "Now six of his seven children, grandchildren and great -grandchildren also lived here"

[1] „Nik Wallenda, Urenkel eines deutschen Zirkusakrobaten, hat als erster Mensch die Niagarafälle an ihrer schönsten und gefährlichsten Stelle überquert.“

[1] "Nik Wallenda, great -grandson of a German circus acrobat, the first person has crossed the Niagara Falls in their most beautiful and dangerous place"

[1] „Dann und wann schliefen die Urenkel bei den Alten.“

[1] "Then and when the great -grandchildren slept at the Altien"

[1, 2] „Möglicherweise werden unsere Urenkel ähnlich belustigt reagieren, wenn sie erfahren, dass wir uns Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts Sorgen über unsere Erdölvorräte gemacht haben.“

[1, 2] "Our great -grandchildren may react similarly to when they learn that we were worried about our oil reserves in the early 21st century."

[2] „Wie sollten sie sich auch begeistern für Ereignisse, die erst zu Lebzeiten der Urenkel ihrer Urenkel eintreten würden.“

[2] "How should you get excited about events that would only occur during the lifetime of the great -grandchildren of your great -grandchildren"