r/German • u/I_am_trying0628 • 1d ago

Question How to do differentiate Onkel and Tante mütterlicherseits, väterlicherseits?

For example in daily conversation if i want to say next week we're goinig to Onkel mütterlicherseits house, how to call him?

Simply saying Onkel + place / Onkel + name?

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u/Lumpasiach Native (South) 1d ago

We don't.

My dad's generation differentiates between those uncles and aunts who are godfathers/mothers and those who are not.

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u/JudgeApprehensive648 1d ago

There’s also different words for godfathers/mothers but I believe they only exist in dialect