A1 · Lesson 42 · Family & visitors

Uncles, aunts & cousins

Talk about your wider family and say whose is whose.

Grammar

Van and -s: whose is it?

Use van to say whose something is: de zus van mijn moeder = my mother's sister.
With a name, you can also add -s (no apostrophe): Pieters oom, Annes tante.
Names ending in a, i, o, u, y get 's: Anna's oom, Timo's nicht.
Neef = male cousin or nephew; nicht = female cousin or niece.
In everyday speech van is the easiest: Dat is de auto van Pieter.

Vocabulary