cat food
das Katzenfutter, die Katzenfutter
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cat food
Food made especially for domestic cats and tailored to their nutritional needs. It is available as dry or wet food.
Ich muss noch Katzenfutter kaufen, die Dose ist fast leer.
I still need to buy cat food; the can is almost empty.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Katzenfutter |
| genitive | des Katzenfutters |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Katzenfutter | die Katzenfutter |
| accusative | das Katzenfutter | die Katzenfutter |
| dative | dem Katzenfutter | den Katzenfuttern |
| genitive | des Katzenfutters | der Katzenfutter |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of 'Katze' (cat), in the form 'Katzen', and 'Futter' (feed/food). So it literally means 'food for cats'. The 'n' between the words is a typical linking element.
Meine Katze mag nur eine bestimmte Sorte Katzenfutter.
My cat only likes a certain kind of cat food.
The pattern '[animal] + futter' is very common in German for referring to animal food. If you know this pattern, you can understand many other words, for example 'Hundefutter' (dog food), 'Vogelfutter' (bird food), or 'Fischfutter' (fish food).
Im Supermarkt gibt es eine ganze Abteilung für Hundefutter und Katzenfutter.
At the supermarket, there is an entire section for dog food and cat food.
In connection with 'Katzenfutter' (cat food), people often distinguish between 'Nassfutter' (wet food, in cans or pouches) and 'Trockenfutter' (dry food, small hard pieces).
Morgens bekommt die Katze Nassfutter und tagsüber steht Trockenfutter bereit.
In the morning, the cat gets wet food, and during the day dry food is available.
