cheetah
der Gepard, die Geparde
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cheetah
A large, slender big cat with long legs and yellowish fur covered in black spots that lives mainly in Africa. Over short distances, the cheetah is considered the fastest land animal in the world.
Der Gepard verfolgte die Gazelle mit hoher Geschwindigkeit durch die Savanne.
The cheetah chased the gazelle across the savanna at high speed.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Geparde |
| genitive | des Gepards |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Gepard | die Geparde die Geparden |
| accusative | den Gepard den Geparden | die Geparde die Geparden |
| dative | dem Gepard | den Geparden |
| genitive | des Gepards des Geparden | der Geparde der Geparden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
When a single cheetah is used as the object of a sentence, 'Gepard' takes the ending '-en': for example, in 'einen Geparden beobachten' (to observe a cheetah) with the accusative or 'einem Geparden folgen' (to follow a cheetah) with the dative.
Wir haben einen Geparden am Wasserloch beobachtet.
We observed a cheetah at the watering hole.
Der Fotograf folgte einem Geparden mit großem Abstand.
The photographer followed a cheetah from a great distance.
To describe the living conditions of cheetahs, the phrases 'in freier Wildbahn leben' (to live in the wild) and 'in Gefangenschaft leben' (to live in captivity) are often used. These phrases are especially useful in descriptions of animals and reports about zoos.
Manche Geparden leben in Gefangenschaft, andere in freier Wildbahn.
Some cheetahs live in captivity, while others live in the wild.
Texts about species conservation often use the phrases 'Geparden schützen' (to protect cheetahs), 'Geparden züchten' (to breed cheetahs), and 'Geparden auswildern' (to release cheetahs into the wild). Releasing animals into the wild means bringing them from human care into nature.
Die Organisation will die jungen Geparden auf ein Leben in der Natur vorbereiten und später auswildern.
The organization wants to prepare the young cheetahs for life in the wild and release them later.
