Family
കുടുംബം
German nouns carry grammatical gender (der/die/das). Malayalam doesn't attach gender to nouns either, but its third-person pronouns for people track the same male/female distinction German expresses through articles.
Grammar Comparison
വ്യാകരണ താരതമ്യം
der/die for people ≈ Malayalam's gendered pronouns
der Vater (masc.) / die Mutter (fem.)
അവൻ (he) / അവൾ (she)
Malayalam doesn't place a gender word in front of nouns, but its third-person pronouns already track male vs. female for people, the same underlying distinction German expresses with der/die. One genuine difference worth flagging: unlike some related languages, Malayalam verbs don't change their ending to agree with a subject's gender at all — the same verb form is used regardless of whether the subject is masculine or feminine, so the pronoun alone carries all the gender information, with no verb-agreement backup to lean on.
Vocabulary
വാക്കുകൾ
| German | Pronunciation | Malayalam | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| die Mutter | dee MOO-ter | അമ്മamma | mother |
| der Vater | dair FAH-ter | അച്ഛൻachan | father |
| der Bruder | dair BROO-der | സഹോദരൻsahodaran | brother |
| die Schwester | dee SHVES-ter | സഹോദരിsahodari | sister |
| die Großmutter | dee GROHS-moo-ter | മുത്തശ്ശിmuthashi | grandmother |
| der Großvater | dair GROHS-fah-ter | മുത്തച്ഛൻmuthachan | grandfather |
| der Sohn | dair zohn | മകൻmakan | son |
| die Tochter | dee TOKH-ter | മകൾmakal | daughter |