Why is it der Osterhase?
Osterhase is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Hase. So it’s der Osterhase.
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Meaning
[1] Fictitious figures, which are only secretly occurring at Easter, give away gifts and Easter eggs to children (mostly the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny)
[1] fiktive, nur zu Ostern heimlich auftretende Figur; verschenkt Präsente und Ostereier an Kinder (meist werden die Eier durch den Osterhasen versteckt)Examples
[1] Look what the Easter bunny brought me this year
[1] Schau mal, was mir der Osterhase dieses Jahr gebracht hat!
[1] "Funny, they had never experienced such a strange Easter morning and the Easter bunny had probably been a bit messed up"
[1] „Komisch, so einen merkwürdigen Ostermorgen hatten sie noch nicht erlebt und der Osterhase war ja wohl etwas durcheinander gewesen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Osterhase | die Osterhasen |
| Genitiv | des Osterhasen | der Osterhasen |
| Dativ | dem Osterhasen | den Osterhasen |
| Akkusativ | den Osterhasen | die Osterhasen |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Osterhasen](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunny-family.jpg)
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