Is it der, die oder das Säugetier?

DAS

The correct article in German of Säugetier is das. So it is das Säugetier! (nominative case)

The word Säugetier is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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.

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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 Säugetier?

How does the declension of Säugetier 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	das Säugetier	die Säugetiere
Genitive	des Säugetiers des Säugetieres	der Säugetiere
Dative	dem Säugetier dem Säugetiere	den Säugetieren
Akkusative	das Säugetier	die Säugetiere

What is the meaning of Säugetier in German?

Säugetier is defined as:

[1] Zoology: Representatives of a mostly live -bearing class of vertebrates who feed their newborns with milk

[1] Zoologie: Vertreter einer meist lebendgebärenden Klasse von Wirbeltieren, die ihre Neugeborenen mit Milch ernähren

How to use Säugetier in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Säugetier with translations in English.

[1] Die Ameisenigel und das Schnabeltier sind die einzigen Säugetiere, die Eier legen.

[1] The antsigel and the platforms are the only mammals that lay the eggs

[1] „Wenn das so weitergeht, ist das größte auf Erden wandelnde Säugetier in diesem Land in wenigen Jahrzehnten ausgestorben. Weshalb sich nun auch die am 25. März zu Ende gehende Artenschutzkonferenz in Qatar mit den Elefanten beschäftigte.“

[1] "If this continues, the largest mammal in this country is extinct in a few decades, which is why the species protection conference in Qatar, which ended on March 25, was concerned with the elephants."

[1] „Ein Dutzend Atemzüge lang betrachtete der größte Jäger Deutschlands das größte Säugetier der Erde.“

[1] "A dozen breaths long looked at the largest hunter in Germany the largest mammalian in the earth"

[1] „Hundert Jahre alt können diese riesigen Säugetiere werden, doch sie sterben aus.“

[1] "Hundreds of years old can become huge mammals, but they die"

How do you pronounce Säugetier?

Säugetier

Pictures or photos of Säugetier

[1] das Känguru ist ein Säugetier

[1] Elefanten sind Säugetiere

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