Why is it das Reptil?
Reptil 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 Reptil.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
[1] Agricultural animal, which is covered with scales or horn plates and does not live through a larval stage
[1] Landwirbeltier, das mit Schuppen oder Hornplatten bedeckt ist und kein Larvenstadium durchlebtExamples
[1] Most reptiles are died today
[1] Die meisten Reptilien sind heute ausgestorben.
[1] The reptiles are a paraphyletic animal group, they form the Sauropsiden together with the birds
[1] Die Reptilien sind eine paraphyletische Tiergruppe, sie bilden zusammen mit den Vögeln die Sauropsiden.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "In the middle of the cataract, bizarre rock rose up and looked like huge reptiles from the Middle Ages from a distance"
[1] „In der Mitte des Kataraktes ragten bizarre Felsen in die Höhe und wirkten aus der Entfernung wie riesige Reptilien aus dem Erdmittelalter.“
[1] "Reptiles are actually quite grateful pet" "
[1] „Dabei sind Reptilien eigentlich recht dankbare Haustiere.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Reptil | die Reptilien |
| Genitiv | des Reptils | der Reptilien |
| Dativ | dem Reptil | den Reptilien |
| Akkusativ | das Reptil | die Reptilien |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary