ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B2
1
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone]'s kin
She has no close kin in this country.
Nincsenek közeli rokonai ebben az országban.
The police are trying to contact the victim's next of kin.
A rendőrség megpróbál kapcsolatba lépni az áldozat legközelebbi hozzátartozójával.
His estate will be divided among his surviving kin.
Only her nearest kin were invited to the small ceremony.
The hospital must inform the patient's kin before releasing any details.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
All of my kin live in this town.
Minden rokonom ebben a városban él.
After the fire, the man called his kin for help.
A tűz után a férfi a rokonait hívta segítségül.
The money will go to his kin when he dies.
The letter was sent to the soldier's kin.
Her kin came together for the holiday.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes say *my kins* to mean 'my relatives'. In modern English, 'kin' is usually used without an -s and often in phrases like 'my kin', 'close kin', or 'next of kin'.
Betekenis
family members and relatives
Woordcombinaties
next of kin
|close kin
|near kin
|blood kin
|friends and kin
|surviving kin
Synoniemen
relatives (Most common everyday word; includes family members by blood or marriage.)
|
family (Broader and more emotional; can include people who are not legally related.)
Antoniemen
strangers (People with no family connection or prior relationship.)
|
outsiders (People who are not part of a family or close group.)
Thema's
family
|relationships
|law
|society
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
Your family members and other relatives.
People who are related to someone by blood or marriage, considered as a group.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
C1
LITERARY
2
Gebruikspatroon:
[something] and its/their kin
The domestic cat is smaller than most of its wild kin.
A házimacska kisebb, mint vadon élő rokonainak többsége.
He felt more at ease among his artistic kin than at corporate events.
Jobban érezte magát a hozzá hasonló, rokon lelkű művészek között, mint a céges rendezvényeken.
These birds, unlike their forest kin, have adapted well to city life.
Humans share a surprising amount of DNA with their primate kin.
She studied wolves and their dog kin for many years.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
Wolves and dogs are kin in the animal world.
A farkasok és a kutyák rokonok az állatvilágban.
He enjoys spending time with his musical kin.
Szeret zeneileg hozzá hasonló emberekkel időt tölteni.
These plants and their wild kin grow in the same area.
The story connects this hero with his mythic kin.
These small cats are kin to lions and tigers.
Betekenis
people or creatures of same kind
Woordcombinaties
their wild kin
|animal kin
|human kin
|artistic kin
|literary kin
Synoniemen
kindred (More formal/literary; often used for people with a similar nature or background.)
|
peers (Focuses on equal status or level rather than shared nature or species.)
Antoniemen
outsiders (Those not belonging to the same kind or group.)
|
others (A broad term for people or things that are not of the same kind.)
Thema's
nature
|society
|classification
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
People, animals, or things that are like another one because they are the same kind or group.
People, animals, or things that are of the same kind, type, or group as another, especially in contrast with others.
Gebruikspatroon:
kin to [someone]
She is kin to the royal family through her mother.
Anyai ágon vérrokonságban áll a királyi családdal.
They are kin to each other on their father's side.
Apai ágon állnak vérrokonságban egymással.
Though distant, he is still kin to the landowner.
Many people in the small village are kin to one another.
He claimed to be kin to the famous poet.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
He is kin to my father.
Vérrokona az apámnak.
Most of the people in this town are kin to us.
Ebben a városban a legtöbben vérrokonaink.
She says she is kin to that movie star.
We are not kin to them at all.
Is he kin to your husband?
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners more often use 'related to' and may not recognize 'kin' as an adjective. In modern English, this adjective use is literary or old-fashioned and appears mostly in fixed phrases like 'kin to'.
Betekenis
related by blood to someone
Woordcombinaties
kin to
|near kin to
|close kin to
Synoniemen
related (More common and neutral; can be used for both family and logical connections.)
Antoniemen
unrelated (Shows there is no family connection between people.)
Thema's
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
Being part of the same family by blood.
Related by blood; belonging to the same family.
Gebruikspatroon:
to kin [a character]
I really kin that character because we have the same anxieties.
Nagyon azonosulok azzal a karakterrel, mert ugyanolyan szorongásai vannak, mint nekem.
Many teens online talk about which characters they kin the most.
Sok tinédzser online arról beszél, hogy melyik karakterrel azonosul a legjobban.
She said she used to kin him, but she doesn't feel that way anymore.
People sometimes argue about whether it's okay to kin problematic characters.
He posted a kin list to show which characters he relates to.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
On the internet, some people say they kin a character.
Az interneten egyesek azt mondják, hogy azonosulnak egy karakterrel.
She says she kin this hero because he is shy like her.
Azt mondja, azért azonosul ezzel a hőssel, mert a hős is ugyanolyan félénk, mint ő.
My friend kin that anime boy very strongly.
They talk about which characters they kin in the game.
I do not kin any character from that show.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may think this is a normal verb used in all situations. In fact, this use of 'kin' is internet slang, mostly used in fandom or identity communities and often not understood outside those groups.
Betekenis
identify with a fictional character
Woordcombinaties
kin a character
|kin someone
|kin hard
|kin list
Synoniemen
relate to (More general and neutral; not limited to fandom identity and usually weaker than 'kin'.)
Antoniemen
distance oneself from (Describes purposely not identifying with a character or person.)
Thema's
internet
|identity
|pop culture
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Definitie
To feel that a character in a story is very much like you, in a strong and personal way.
In online fandom and identity communities, to see oneself in, or strongly identify with, a particular fictional or other character.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
C2
SLANG
5
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone]'s kin
Levi is my main kin, but I have a few others.
Levi az a karakter, akivel a leginkább azonosulok, de van még néhány másik is.
They argued online about whether it was okay to 'double' someone's kin.
Online azon vitatkoztak, hogy rendben van-e, ha két ember ugyanazt a karaktert tartja a kinjének.
Her kin are mostly characters from older cartoons.
He added a new character to his kin list after watching the show again.
People often ask others to tag their kin in fan art posts.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
In some online groups, people talk about their kin.
Egyes online csoportokban az emberek azokról a karakterekről beszélnek, akikkel azonosulnak.
Her kin is a girl from a popular anime.
Az a karakter, akivel azonosul, egy lány egy népszerű animéből.
He wrote that this hero is his main kin.
They made a list of all their kin from games.
Some fans will not share art of someone else's kin.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Outside of specific online groups, most English speakers will not understand this use of 'kin'. Learners should not use it in normal conversation or writing.
Betekenis
character someone strongly identifies with
Woordcombinaties
main kin
|comfort kin
|kin list
|double someone's kin
Synoniemen
comfort character (A more widely understood fandom term; focuses on emotional comfort, not always identity.)
Antoniemen
non-kin (Used within the same communities for characters someone does not identify with.)
Thema's
internet
|identity
|pop culture
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Definitie
A character in a story that someone feels is very much like them and is important to their identity.
In online fandom and identity communities, a fictional or other character that a person strongly identifies with or sees as reflecting themselves.