Definition
A domestic animal that often lives with people and barks.
Translations
- English
- dog
- Français
- chien
- Türkçe
- köpek
- Polski
- pies
- Русский
- собака
- Українська
- собака
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Hund
- A1
- Noun
- Animals
- People & Family
dog
/deːɐ̯ ˈhʊnt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Hunde
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- AnimalsPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Hund spielt im Garten.NominativSing.The dog is playing in the garden.
- Sie füttert den Hund am Morgen.AkkusativSing.She feeds the dog in the morning.
- Ich gehe mit dem Hund spazieren.DativSing.I take the dog for a walk.
- Das Halsband des Hundes ist rot.GenitivSing.The dog's collar is red.
- Die Hunde laufen über die Wiese.NominativPlur.The dogs are running across the meadow.
- Im Tierheim sieht man viele Hunde.AkkusativPlur.You can see many dogs at the animal shelter.
- Mit den Hunden gehen wir jeden Abend raus.DativPlur.We go out with the dogs every evening.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Hund/hʊnt/
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Article phrase
der Hund/deːɐ̯ ˈhʊnt/
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Plural
Hunde/ˈhʊndə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Hund | die Hunde |
| Akkusativ | den Hund | die Hunde |
| Dativ | dem Hund | den Hunden |
| Genitiv | des Hundes | der Hunde |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Hund spazieren gehenmit + Dativ
- Collocationden Hund füttern
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Hund spielenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word