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The article for

Elefant

der Elefant

Elefant is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Elefanten
English
elephant
Level
B1
Topic
Animals

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Why is it der Elefant?

Elefant ends in -ant, and almost all nouns ending in -ant are masculine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -ant
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Zoology: large mammal living on land, therefore a gray or brownish pachyderm with conspicuously large tusks and ears from the proboscis family

[1] Zoologie: großes an Land lebendes Säugetier, mithin ein grauer oder bräunlicher Dickhäuter mit auffällig großen Stoßzähnen und Ohren aus der Familie der Rüsseltiere

Examples

[1] Elephants have trunks and tusks.

[1] Elefanten haben Rüssel und Stoßzähne.

[1] “They watch giraffes and elephants with fascination” [2]

[1] „Fasziniert beobachten sie Giraffen und Elefanten.“[2]
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Over the years, more elephants came from other parts of Africa and even from Canada and Sri Lanka, so that an impressive herd was created ." [3]

[1] „Im Lauf der Jahre kamen weitere Elefanten aus anderen Teilen Afrikas und sogar aus Kanada und Sri Lanka hinzu, sodass eine stattliche Herde entstand.“[3]

[1] "Elephants have probably been used as workhorses in Asia for a long time ." [4]

[1] „Elefanten waren in Asien vermutlich schon lange als Arbeitstiere in Gebrauch.“[4]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Elefant die Elefanten
Genitiv des Elefanten der Elefanten
Dativ dem Elefanten den Elefanten
Akkusativ den Elefanten die Elefanten

Pronunciation

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