Is it der, die or das Kranich?

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Kranich

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

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

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German declension of Kranich?

How does the declension of Kranich 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 Kranich	die Kraniche
Genitive	des Kranichs	der Kraniche
Dative	dem Kranich	den Kranichen
Akkusative	den Kranich	die Kraniche

What is the meaning of Kranich in German?

Kranich has various definitions in German:

[1] Representative of the bird family (Gruidae)

[1] Vertreter der Vogelfamilie (Gruidae)

[2] Especially the bird species Grus

[2] speziell die Vogelart Grus grus

[3] Astronomy: a constellation

[3] Astronomie: ein Sternbild

[4] Heraldik: A common figure (heraldic animal)

[4] Heraldik: eine gemeine Figur (Wappentier)

[5] An ancient wooden building crane

[5] ein altertümlicher hölzerner Baukran

How to use Kranich in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kranich with translations in English.

[1] Kraniche sind große bis sehr große Vögel.

[1] cranes are large to very large birds

[2] Den Kranich erkennt man schon von Weitem an seinem charateristischen Ruf.

[2] The crane can be recognized from afar from his charaterist call

[2] „Nun, an diesem ersten lauen und sonnigen Abend sehen wir Möwen, Kraniche, Reiher, Kormorane, Grau- und Ringelgänse.“

[2] "Well, on this first mild and sunny evening we see seagulls, cranes, herons, cormorants, gray and ringed geese" "

[3] Der Kranich ist ein Sternbild des Südhimmels.

[3] The crane is a constellation of the southern sky

[4] Das Wappentier der Gemeinde Kransberg ist der Kranich.

[4] The heraldic animal of the municipality of Kransberg is the crane

[5] Einen Kranich verwendete man im Mittelalter, um schwere Lasten zu heben.

[5] A crane was used in the Middle Ages to lift heavy loads

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