Ein kleines Insekt sitzt auf Ottis Nase. A tiny insect is sitting on Otti's nose.

noun · A2

das Insekt

[ɪnˈzɛkt]

insect, bug

Learn This Word with Otti

My Note

With an account, you keep your own note to every word: a memory trick, an example of your own, where you heard it. Create an account

Already have an account? Log in.

Im Sommer gibt es am See viele Insekten.

In summer there are lots of insects at the lake.
Ich mag keine Insekten im Zimmer.

I don't like insects in my room.
Lotte, hast du Angst vor Insekten?

Lotte, are you scared of insects?

The tinted words form a set phrase: Angst haben

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	das Insekt	die Insekten	Ein kleines Insekt sitzt auf Ottis Nase. A tiny insect is sitting on Otti's nose.
Accusative wen? was?	das Insekt	die Insekten
Dative wem?	dem Insekt	den Insekten
Genitive wessen?	des Insekts	der Insekten

die Amsel die Art aussterben bedrohen beobachten die Biene empfindlich das Feld das Fernglas heimisch der Himmel der Lebensraum

The dictionary opens here from its own site, which then sees your IP address. Nothing loads before you choose one.