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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.
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.
feed / lining
'das Futter' and 'das Katzenfutter' both have to do with food for animals. 'Futter' is the general word for animal feed, for example for dogs, horses, birds, or cats. 'Katzenfutter' is more specific and means only food for cats. Learners may confuse the words because cat food is also feed. If it is clear that you are talking about a cat, 'Katzenfutter' sounds more precise. If the animal is not important or several different animals are meant, 'Futter' fits better.
Wir kaufen heute Katzenfutter, weil die Dose zu Hause fast leer ist.
We are buying cat food today because the can at home is almost empty.
Im Stall steht das Futter für die Pferde schon bereit.
The feed for the horses is already ready in the stable.