Kunde

customer

noun KUN-de Common

Also means

client

Usage Note

Kunde as a masculine noun means 'customer'; a female customer is die Kundin. Beware the homograph die Kunde (feminine), meaning 'tidings' or 'lore', which survives in compounds like Erdkunde ('geography') and Volkskunde ('folklore'). It is a weak (n-)noun, so it takes -n in all cases except the nominative singular: den Kunden.

Examples

"Der Kunde wartet an der Kasse."

Natural Translation

The customer is waiting at the checkout.

Literal Translation

The customer waits at the checkout.

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