Is it der, die or das Fledermaus?

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Fledermaus

The correct article in German of Fledermaus is die. So it is die Fledermaus! (nominative case)

The word Fledermaus is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Fledermaus?

How does the declension of Fledermaus 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	die Fledermaus	die Fledermäuse
Genitive	der Fledermaus	der Fledermäuse
Dative	der Fledermaus	den Fledermäusen
Akkusative	die Fledermaus	die Fledermäuse

What is the meaning of Fledermaus in German?

Fledermaus is defined as:

[1] Zoology: Flying mammal (order chiroptera)

[1] Zoologie: fliegendes Säugetier (Ordnung Chiroptera)

narrow term: the subordination of the "small bats" or the "Microchiroptera" (without the bats (megachiroptera)))

enger Begriff: die Unterordnung der „Kleinfledertiere“ oder der „Microchiroptera“ (ohne die Flederhunde (Megachiroptera))

Further term: the order of the "chiroptera" (including the bat dogs found in the tropics and subtropics of the old world)

weiter Begriff: die Ordnung der "Chiroptera" (also einschließlich der in den Tropen und Subtropen der Alten Welt vorkommenden Flederhunde)

How to use Fledermaus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Fledermaus with translations in English.

[1] Im Dachstuhl sind Fledermäuse.

[1] Bats are in the roof structure

[1] „Die Nacht war erfüllt vom Flattern der Fledermäuse, dem Zirpen der Insekten, den Rufen der Reiher und dem Rascheln der Flusspferde, die unter meiner Schlafplattform im Schilf weideten.“

[1] "The night was filled with the flutter of the bats, the chirp of the insects, the calls of the herons and the rustling of the hippos, which under my sleeping platform in the reeds" "

[1] „Die einzige Gesellschaft, die sie hatte, waren die Fledermäuse, die kopfüber von der Decke hingen.“

[1] "The only society it had was the bats that are headed by the ceiling"

[1] Guck mal Mama, Fledermäuse!

[1] Look a mum, bat diet

Pictures or photos of Fledermaus

[1] eine Fledermaus