giraffe
die Giraffe, die Giraffen
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giraffe
A large African mammal with a very long neck, long legs, and a spotted coat.
Im Zoo haben wir beobachtet, wie die Giraffe die Blätter von den hohen Ästen frisst.
At the zoo, we watched the giraffe eating leaves from the high branches.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Giraffen |
| genitive | der Giraffe |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Giraffe | die Giraffen |
| accusative | die Giraffe | die Giraffen |
| dative | der Giraffe | den Giraffen |
| genitive | der Giraffe | der Giraffen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word 'Giraffe' (giraffe) originally comes from Arabic and is now very similar in many languages around the world. This makes it easy to recognize and learn.
Das Kind erkannte die Giraffe sofort auf dem Bild im Buch.
The child immediately recognized the giraffe in the picture in the book.
The idiom 'einen Hals wie eine Giraffe machen' or 'einen Giraffenhals machen' means to be very curious and to try to see or hear something.
Die Nachbarn machten einen Hals wie eine Giraffe, als der Krankenwagen vorfuhr.
The neighbors craned their necks like giraffes when the ambulance pulled up.
'Giraffe' (giraffe) is often associated with its most striking feature, the 'langen Hals' (long neck). Typical verbs describe its way of life, e.g. 'in der Savanne leben' (to live in the savanna) or 'Blätter fressen' (to eat leaves).
Dank ihres langen Halses erreicht die Giraffe auch die höchsten Blätter.
Thanks to its long neck, the giraffe can reach even the highest leaves.
