Is it der, die or das Butterfly?
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Butterfly
The correct article in German of Butterfly is der. So it is der Butterfly! (nominative case)
The word Butterfly is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
German declension of Butterfly?
How does the declension of Butterfly work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Butterfly | die Butterflys |
| Genitive | des Butterfly des Butterflys | der Butterflys |
| Dative | dem Butterfly | den Butterflys |
| Akkusative | den Butterfly | die Butterflys |
What is the meaning of Butterfly in German?
Butterfly has various definitions in German:
[1] Sport, especially figure skating: spreading jump, which is stretched sideways
[1] Sport, speziell Eiskunstlauf: Spreizsprung, der seitwärts gestreckt ausgeführt wird[2] Sport, especially gymnastics: Salto, which is carried out sideways
[2] Sport, speziell Turnen: Salto, der seitwärts gestreckt ausgeführt wird[3] Without plural, sport, especially swimming: swimming style, in which both arms are thrown from behind at the same time
[3] ohne Plural, Sport, speziell Schwimmen: Schwimmstil, bei dem beide Arme gleichzeitig von hinten nach vorn geworfen werdenHow to use Butterfly in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Butterfly with translations in English.
[1] In ihrer Kür ist sie mehrere Butterflys gesprungen.
[1] In her freestyle she jumped several butterflys[2]
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