Why is it das Krokodil?
Krokodil ends in -il, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 57% of -il nouns take das and 40% take der. So learn it with its article: das Krokodil.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
[2] Locomotive type with two long stems
[2] Lokomotivtyp mit zwei langen Vorbauten[3] Drug scene, only singular: synthetically produced substance with the sum formula C17H21NO2
[3] Drogenszene, nur Singular: synthetisch hergestellte Substanz mit der Summenformel C17H21NO2Examples
[1] crocodiles are gantropic spread
[1] Krokodile sind pantropisch verbreitet.
[1] "If he closed his eyes, he could have hippos, crocodiles, warane and Graufischer Siehen" "
[1] „Wenn er die Augen schloss, konnte er Flusspferde, Krokodile, Warane und Graufischer sehen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Krokodil | die Krokodile |
| Genitiv | des Krokodils | der Krokodile |
| Dativ | dem Krokodil | den Krokodilen |
| Akkusativ | das Krokodil | die Krokodile |
Pronunciation
In context
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