vierbeinig
four-legged
Having four legs; used for animals or objects such as tables and chairs.
EXAMPLE
Hunde und Katzen sind vierbeinige Tiere.
Dogs and cats are four-legged animals.
vierbeinig
four-legged
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry vierbeinig, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | vierbeinig |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to vierbeinig.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to vierbeinig.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to vierbeinig.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Vierbeinig' (four-legged) is made up of 'vier' (four), 'Bein' (leg), and the ending '-ig'. The structure therefore describes something that has four legs.
EXAMPLE
Der vierbeinige Roboter kann selbstständig laufen.
The four-legged robot can walk independently.
Predicative use
After 'sein' (to be), 'vierbeinig' (four-legged) is used without an adjective ending. Before a noun, the adjective takes the appropriate ending.
EXAMPLE
Die meisten Landsäugetiere sind vierbeinig, der Mensch ist dagegen zweibeinig.
Most land mammals are four-legged, whereas humans are two-legged.
Am Gartenzaun wartete ein kleiner vierbeiniger Besucher.
A small four-legged visitor was waiting by the garden fence.
Typical collocations
'Vierbeinig' (four-legged) is often used with words from the animal world and with objects that stand on four legs. Typical combinations include 'vierbeiniges Tier' (four-legged animal), 'vierbeiniger Freund' (four-legged friend), and 'vierbeiniger Tisch' (four-legged table).
EXAMPLE
Im Wohnzimmer stand ein stabiler, vierbeiniger Holztisch.
There was a sturdy, four-legged wooden table in the living room.
In real life
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