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Der Wolf ist das größte Raubtier in den Wäldern um Berlin. The wolf is the largest predator in the forests around Berlin.

noun · C1

das Raubtier

[ˈʁaʊ̯pˌtiːɐ̯]

predator, beast of prey

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Other Examples

  • Ich finde, man sollte ein Raubtier weder verteufeln noch verniedlichen.

    I think a predator should be neither demonised nor made to look cute.

  • Hättest du gedacht, dass ein so großes Raubtier so scheu sein kann?

    Would you have thought that such a large predator could be so shy?

  • Kalle, selbst ein Wildschwein, hat großen Respekt vor dem Raubtier.

    Kalle, a wild boar himself, has great respect for the predator.

Grammar

Plural
die Raubtiere In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Raubtier die Raubtiere
Accusative wen? was? das Raubtier die Raubtiere
Dative wem? dem Raubtier den Raubtieren
Kalle, selbst ein Wildschwein, hat großen Respekt vor dem Raubtier. Kalle, a wild boar himself, has great respect for the predator.
Genitive wessen? des Raubtiers der Raubtiere

How the Word Is Built

Raub root tier root

A compound: Raub + das Tier

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Tierraubender Raub

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the return of the wolf

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