A1 Animals

der Hund

dog

/hʊnt/
Plural
die Hunde
Der Hund spielt begeistert mit dem Ball. The dog plays enthusiastically with the ball.
The four cases
CaseSingularPlural
nominativder Hunddie Hunde
akkusativden Hunddie Hunde
dativdem Hundden Hunden
genitivdes Hundesder Hunde
A memory tip

Single-syllable animal names in German are predominantly masculine (der Hund, der Wolf, der Bär, der Fuchs).

Useful expressions

auf den Hund kommen

Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht

Your own memory picture

A few lines will do.

What does dog look like to you?

  • der· blue
  • die· red
  • das· green

No drawing skills needed.

The word in real life

When Germans say “Hund”

Hund works for the species in general. Hündin and Welpe specify sex or age.

Do not mix them up

der Welpe

A Welpe is a young dog; an adult animal is no longer a Welpe.

A tiny dialogue

Felix: Ist der Hund freundlich?Is the dog friendly?

Mia: Ja, er möchte nur spielen.Yes, he only wants to play.