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Waisenjunge

Waisenjunge is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Waisenjungen

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Why is it der Waisenjunge?

Waisenjunge is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Junge. So it’s der Waisenjunge.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Parentless young, male person

[1] elternlose junge, männliche Person

Examples

[1] "He recognized the orphan's talent and taught him what he knew"

[1] „Er erkannte das Talent des Waisenjungen und brachte ihm bei, was er selbst wußte.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Waisenjunge die Waisenjungen
Genitiv des Waisenjungen der Waisenjungen
Dativ dem Waisenjungen den Waisenjungen
Akkusativ den Waisenjungen die Waisenjungen

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