Is it der, die or das Karpfen?

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Karpfen

The correct article in German of Karpfen is der. So it is der Karpfen! (nominative case)

The word Karpfen is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Karpfen?

How does the declension of Karpfen 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 Karpfen	die Karpfen
Genitive	des Karpfens	der Karpfen
Dative	dem Karpfen	den Karpfen
Akkusative	den Karpfen	die Karpfen

What is the meaning of Karpfen in German?

Karpfen has various definitions in German:

[1] Zoology: Fish of the genus Cyprinus, especially the Art Cyprinus Carpio region A large fish that lives in ponds

[1] Zoologie: Fisch der Gattung Cyprinus, speziell der Art Cyprinus carpio; ein großer Fisch, der in Teichen lebt

[2] countless, gastronomy: [1] as a food

[2] unzählbar, Gastronomie: [1] als Speise

How to use Karpfen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Karpfen with translations in English.

[1] Der Karpfen nimmt im Winter keine Nahrung auf.

[1] The carp does not take any food in winter

[1] „Die Strömung war vorteilhaft, und unter den Algenbänken wimmelte es von Weißfischen, Barschen und Karpfen.“

[1] "The current was advantageous, and under the algae benches it was swarming with white fishing, perch and carp" "

[1] „Von diesem Steg aus fütterte ich gelegentlich mit Freunden schmatzende Karpfen mit Brot; einige von ihnen fraßen mir sogar aus der Hand.“

[1] "From this footbridge, I occasionally fed carp with friends with bread with bread diet some of them even ate me out of thead"

[2] In vielen Familien gibt es zu Heiligabend Karpfen.

[2] In many families there is carp diet for Christmas Eve

[2] Müssen es heute Babysteinbutt in Mangold, Seezungenröllchen oder Lachsmousse sein, so genügten den Buddenbrooks noch kapitale Karpfen.

[2] Today baby stone butt in Swiss chard, lake tongue rolls or salmon mousse, the Buddenbrooks were still sufficiently sufficient for capitals

Pictures or photos of Karpfen

[1] Karpfen (Cyprinus)

[2] Karpfen blau