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Ein Wildtier steht mitten auf dem Waldweg und schaut Kalle neugierig an. A wild animal stands in the middle of the forest path and looks at Kalle curiously.

noun · C1

das Wildtier

[ˈvɪltˌtiːɐ̯]

wild animal

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Antonyms
das Haustier

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Other Examples

  • Ich füttere grundsätzlich kein Wildtier, mag es auch noch so niedlich sein.

    As a rule, I never feed a wild animal, however cute it may be.

  • Weißt du, wie man sich verhält, wenn man einem Wildtier begegnet?

    Do you know how to behave when you come across a wild animal?

  • In Berlin leben erstaunlich viele Wildtiere, von Füchsen bis zu Wildschweinen.

    A surprising number of wild animals live in Berlin, from foxes to wild boar.

Grammar

Plural
die Wildtiere 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 Wildtier die Wildtiere
Ein Wildtier steht mitten auf dem Waldweg und schaut Kalle neugierig an. A wild animal stands in the middle of the forest path and looks at Kalle curiously.
Accusative wen? was? das Wildtier die Wildtiere
Dative wem? dem Wildtier den Wildtieren
Weißt du, wie man sich verhält, wenn man einem Wildtier begegnet? Do you know how to behave when you come across a wild animal?
Genitive wessen? des Wildtiers der Wildtiere

How the Word Is Built

Wild root tier root

A compound: wild + das Tier

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

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

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