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enclosure
A fenced outdoor area where animals are kept, especially in a zoo, wildlife park, or on a farm.
Im Zoo leben die Löwen in einem großen Gehege mit Felsen und einem kleinen Wassergraben.
At the zoo, the lions live in a large enclosure with rocks and a small moat.
The word is derived from the verb 'hegen' (to care for, to protectively fence in). The prefix 'Ge-' forms a noun here, as it often does in German, describing a whole or a result. A 'Gehege' (enclosure) is therefore literally a 'gehegter' (tended/protected), that is, fenced-in area.
Die Tiere werden in einem speziell für sie gehegten Areal gehalten.
The animals are kept in an area specially enclosed for them.
Pay attention to the prepositions and the case: Movement toward an enclosure is expressed with 'in' + accusative ('ins Gehege' — into the enclosure). Staying in that place is described with 'in' + dative ('im Gehege' — in the enclosure).
Ein junger Affe kletterte neugierig ins Gehege der Gorillas.
A young monkey curiously climbed into the gorillas' enclosure.
Common compounds are 'Wildgehege' (game enclosure/wildlife enclosure) or 'Freigehege' (outdoor enclosure). Typical verbs used with 'Gehege' (enclosure) are 'ein Gehege bauen' (to build an enclosure), 'Tiere in einem Gehege halten' (to keep animals in an enclosure), or 'aus dem Gehege ausbrechen' (to break out of the enclosure).
Der Zoo plant, ein neues, größeres Gehege für die Elefanten zu bauen.
The zoo is planning to build a new, larger enclosure for the elephants.
stable
'der Stall' and 'das Gehege' can both be places where animals are kept. The difference lies mainly in the form of the place. A 'Stall' is a building or an enclosed indoor space, especially for farm animals such as horses or cows. A 'Gehege' is a fenced outdoor area, for example in a zoo, wildlife park, or on a farm. They can be confused because both restrict animals to a certain area. If a roof and a building are important, 'Stall' fits better; if a fence and open outdoor space are important, 'Gehege' fits better.
Im Park beobachtet Frau Wolf die Ziegen im Gehege.
In the park, Ms. Wolf watches the goats in the enclosure.
Meine Schwester hilft am Wochenende im Stall und füttert die Pferde.
My sister helps in the stable on weekends and feeds the horses.