Is it der, die oder das Pfote?
DIE
The correct article in German of Pfote is die. So it is die Pfote! (nominative case)
The word Pfote is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
Some expressions listed under "Hand" and "Fingers", you also use with "paw" / "paws" . They are often peasant and roughly. [1] [2]
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Pfote?
How does the declension of Pfote 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 | die Pfote | die Pfoten |
| Genitive | der Pfote | der Pfoten |
| Dative | der Pfote | den Pfoten |
| Akkusative | die Pfote | die Pfoten |
What is the meaning of Pfote in German?
Pfote has various definitions in German:
[1] (with the exception of the hoofed animals - apart from the cattle, sheep, pork whose extremities occasionally "paws" are called "claws" - and primates) in highland mammals (mostly predatory) in toes split the end of the extremities
[1] (mit Ausnahme der Huftiere – vom Rind, Schaf, Schwein abgesehen, deren Extremitäten gelegentlich »Pfoten« anstatt »Klauen« genannt werden – und Primaten) bei landlebigen Säugetieren (zumeist Raubtieren) in Zehen gespaltenes Ende der Extremitäten[2] Salopp: human hand
[2] salopp: menschliche Hand[3] Without pluralary: (not or badly readable) handwriting
[3] ohne Plural; abwertend: (nicht oder schlecht lesbare) Handschrift[4] Without plural curriculum: signature
[4] ohne Plural; umgangssprachlich: UnterschriftHow to use Pfote in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Pfote with translations in English.
[1] „Die Geißlein riefen: »Zeig uns zuerst deine Pfote, damit wir wissen, daß du unser liebes Mütterchen bist.« Da legte der Wolf die Pfote auf das Fensterbrett.“[5]
[1] "The Geßlein called:" First show us your paw, so we know that you are our dear mothers are "The wolf put the paw on the windowsill." [5][1] „Auch das Weiß kommt in dieser Geschichte vor, denn der Wolf läßt sich beim Bäcker die Pfote weiß machen, nachdem ihn die Geißlein bei seinem ersten Besuch an der grauen Pfote erkannt haben.“[6]
[1] "Also, the white occurs in this story, because the wolf can be white at the bakery the paw knows after the Geßlein have recognized him at his first visit to the gray paw" [6][1] „»Ruhig Blut bewahren, lieber Freund«, flüsterte der Bär dem Hund zu und legte beruhigend eine Tatze auf die Pfote vom Hund.“[7]
[1] "" Calm blood, dear friend, "the bear whispered to the dog and calmly put a paw on the paw of the doghood" [7][1] „Auf leisen Pfoten und nahezu unbemerkt durchstreift der Nebelparder die Regenwälder auf Borneo – zumindest da, wo er noch Platz zum Leben findet!“[8]
[1] "On soft paws and almost unnoticed, the fog parrots roams the rainforests on Borneo - at least where he still finds space for life" [8][1] „Die Hasentappe, die Pfote des Hasen, wurden vielfach dazu verwendet, um Staub und Unrat auszukehren.“[9]
[1] "The lasppe, the paw of the rabbit, have often been used to avoid dust and errands" [9][2] „Ich riß dem Lästerer den Handschuh aus der kalten, knöchernen Pfote, und zuckte zu einigen verwunderten Fragen und Glossen des Hauptmannes und seines Schwiegersohnes über meine plötzliche Erscheinung die Achseln.“[10]
[2] "I tore the blasphood the glove from the cold, bony paw, and shrugged to some surprised questions and glosses of the captain and his son-in-law about my sudden appearance the armpits" [10][2] „Die Antwort auf seine Frage nach der Dienstnummer berichtete er so: „(…) ,Am Arsch kannst Du mich lecken‘ (…) ,nimm die Pfoten weg, sonst bekommst Du ein paar mit dem Gummiknüppel‘“.“[11]
[2] "He reported the answer to his question about the service number:" (...), on the ass you can lick me '(...), take the paws away, otherwise you will get a pair with the rubber tap' "." [¤ " 11][2] „Da hat der Penner schon seine dreckige Pfote in meiner Plastiktüte, um die Nüsse rauszuholen.“[12]
[2] "Since the Penner already has his dirty paw in my plastic bag to get the nuts out" [12][3] „Doch noch Eins: die Abschrift meiner Gedichte ist fast fertig, Alles mit meiner eignen Pfote.“[13]
[3] "But one more thing: the transcript of my poetry is almost done, everything with my own pawnö" [13][3] „»Ein arroganter Kerl, schreibt eine Pfote, als wenn die Hühner übers Papier gelaufen wären, und schimpft wie ein Rohrspatz, wenn der Setzer aus seinen Hieroglyphen nicht herauskommt.«“[14]
[3] "" An arrogant guy, writes a paw as if the chickens were running over the paper, and scolds like a pipe sparrow when the seeder does not come out of his hieroglyphs "" [14][3] „Ferner wurde Sonja zur Verbesserung ihrer Schrift – sie bediente sich ihres merkwürdig polnisch-deutschen Idioms mit kläglicher Pfote – zu einem Kalligraphen gegeben.“[15]
[3] "Furthermore, Sonja was improved to improve her writing - her strange Polish-German idioms with paw paw - to a calligraphy given" [15]How do you pronounce Pfote?
Pictures or photos of Pfote
![[1] die Pfote einer Katze](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cat%27s_paw.jpg/220px-Cat%27s_paw.jpg)
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