Is it der, die or das Haustier?

DAS

Haustier

The correct article in German of Haustier is das. So it is das Haustier! (nominative case)

The word Haustier is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Haustier?

How does the declension of Haustier 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	das Haustier	die Haustiere
Genitive	des Haustieres des Haustiers	der Haustiere
Dative	dem Haustier dem Haustiere	den Haustieren
Akkusative	das Haustier	die Haustiere

What is the meaning of Haustier in German?

Haustier is defined as:

[1] animal that does not live freely and is used to humans

[1] nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier

How to use Haustier in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Haustier with translations in English.

[1] Die Kuh ist ein Haustier und Nutztier des Bauern.

[1] The cow is a pet and farm animal of the farmer.

[1] Die Katze ist ein Haustier und Heimtier des Stadtbewohners.

[1] The cat is a pet and pet of the city dweller .

[1] „Wer hätte nach alldem gedacht, dass ich eines Tages ein wahrer Freund von Haustieren werden sollte?“[1]

[1] "After all that, who would have thought that one day I would become a true friend of pets?" [1]

[1] „Wichtigstes Haustier war das Rind, das lange gehalten wurde, um Kälber und Milch zu produzieren.“[2]

[1] "The most important domestic animal was the cattle, which was kept for a long time to produce calves and milk." [2]

[1] „Schon in den sechziger Jahren wurde gezeigt, daß der wild lebende Rhesusaffe durch Verabreichung von Librium in ein freundliches Haustier verwandelt werden könne - nicht etwa nur beruhigt, sondern gezähmt.“[3]

[1] "As early as the 1960s it was shown that the rhesus monkey living in the wild could be transformed into a friendly pet by administering librium - not just calmed down, but tamed ." [3]

[1] „Seitdem habe ich mir kein eigenes Haustier mehr angeschafft.“[4]

[1] "I haven't bought my own pet since then." [4]

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