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Level A1

Family relationships in German

Work out who is who in the family tree, and check your answers on the page.

Family words and their articles

Biological gender agrees with grammatical gender: female → die, male → der.

Family tree: Wilhelm and Helga Brandt; their son Peter Brandt married to Anja Brandt, with children Max and Emma Brandt; their daughter Sabine Krüger married to Thomas Krüger, with children Julian and Lena Krüger.WilhelmHelgaAnjaPeterSabineThomasMaxEmmaJulianLenaBrandtBrandtBrandtBrandtKrügerKrügerBrandtBrandtKrügerKrüger

ExerciseDie Familie Brandt und Krüger

Look at the family tree and fill in the family relationship. Don’t forget the articles.

Example: Peter ist der Onkel von Julian.

  1. Helga ist von Max.
  2. Julian ist von Wilhelm.
  3. Lena ist von Helga.
  4. Anja ist von Lena.
  5. Emma ist von Julian.
  6. Max ist von Lena.
  7. Julian ist von Peter.
  8. Emma ist von Sabine.
  9. Thomas ist von Helga.
  10. Anja ist von Wilhelm.
  11. Wilhelm ist von Thomas.
  12. Thomas ist von Peter.

More exercises: Family tree, Possessive articles, German question words

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