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The article for

Krokodil

das Krokodil

Krokodil is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Krokodile
English
crocodile
Level
B1
Topic
Animals

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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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
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Zoology: Reptil from the order Crocodilia

[1] Zoologie: Reptil aus der Ordnung Crocodilia

[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 C17H21NO2

Examples

[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.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] This is a locomotive of KROKODILE type

[2] Das ist eine Lok des Typs Krokodil.

[3] Krocodil is a dangerous drug

[3] Krokodil ist eine gefährliche Droge.

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

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