Definition
An animal with feathers, wings, and a beak that can usually fly.
Translations
- English
- bird
- Français
- oiseau
- Türkçe
- kuş
- Polski
- ptak
- Русский
- птица
- Українська
- птах
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Vogel
- A2
- Noun
- Animals
- Nature & Environment
bird
/deːɐ̯ ˈfoːɡl̩/
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
- Vögel
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- AnimalsPrimaryNature & Environment
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Auf dem Baum sitzt ein kleiner Vogel.NominativSing.A small bird is sitting in the tree.
- Wir sehen einen Vogel am Fenster.AkkusativSing.We see a bird by the window.
- Die Farbe des Vogels ist auffällig.GenitivSing.The bird’s color is striking.
- Im Winter brauchen die Vögel mehr Futter.NominativPlur.In winter, the birds need more food.
- Die Kinder beobachten die Vögel im Garten.AkkusativPlur.The children watch the birds in the garden.
- Sie gibt den Vögeln frisches Futter.DativPlur.She gives the birds fresh food.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Vogel/ˈfoːɡl̩/
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Article phrase
der Vogel/deːɐ̯ ˈfoːɡl̩/
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Plural
Vögel/ˈføːɡl̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Vogel | die Vögel |
| Akkusativ | den Vogel | die Vögel |
| Dativ | dem Vogel | den Vögeln |
| Genitiv | des Vogels | der Vögel |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Vogel sehen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Vogelhaus
- Vogelfutter